Early morning workout

I love working out in the morning! I feel the day doesn't go well unless I start it with exercise.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE working out first thing in the morning!! It starts my day off right and I feel energetic all day. Particularly because I sit at a desk all day. I also like to take my dogs for a very energetic walk in the evenings when I get home. Yet, if the weather is bad or we get invited to go to dinner with friends or family it is so nice to know that I have still done exercise that day.

I have been working out first thing in the morning for six years and now it because not only I love to workout first thing now but because it removes the excuse "I can do it later" when later came I never got to working out!

Anyone else feel the same as I do with morning workouts? Also I seem to eat more later on in the day if I don't exercise in the morning.

Exactly this!!

It starts the day 'right', I know how many cals I have in the bank for the day, and I know it's done - before I have a chance to talk myself out of it.

I've tried exercising at lunch or after work at various times, but something always seems to 'come up', usually work stuff. Going before anyone else is awake eliminates all other variables and hurdles!

I love having my workout done first thing, sets a good tone for the rest of the day. I also eat much better throughout the day if I workout in the morning.

Because I'm currently a SAHM I usually work out late morning to early noon when my lil man naps, and I prefer that time. When I have to do longer runs during the week I have to wake up at 4am to do so and I hate those days because ti makes me hungry all day long. I much prefer to work out around noon. If I were working again though, I would prefer to work out in the morning vs when I come home though, for sure.

I do morning workouts for the EXACT same reason! I am not really a morning person, but if I don't do it RIGHT after I wake up, the chances of actually completing a work out that day drop significantly. : )

I get up at 4:45 for my morning boot camp class in our local park. Boot camp is 5:30 to 6:30. I love love love it. Its been a year this month and I will continue as long as we can afford it! I'm so much nicer to my family! LOL

I am NOT a morning person but my choice of time is also first thing in the morning --- almost literally.. before the sun comes up! I wake up at 4:00 AM and get to the gym for 4:45. I feel similarly to others who said it sets a positive tone for my day. I also enjoy that there a select few at the gym at that time in the morning. :-D

i'm also one that if I don't do it in the morning it doesn't get done. And if I do it when the kids are in bed asleep it means I don't get to sleep until after midnight.

So i'd rather wake up 5.30am 4 days a week and do it at stupid o'clock then not get it in at all.

I love working out in the morning because it's a simple way to trick myself!! I get up at 6:30, get on my stationary bike for 45 minutes with my workout music playing, and I'm half asleep for the first half of it as I sit there and feverishly peddle away to the beat of the music. By the time my brain is awake and kickin' I've only got to push myself for 3 or 4 more songs before I get ready for work!! It makes it so much easier for this lazy gal to work out and get my exercise calories up for the day!

As much as I hate it at the time......I LOVE that I get it out of the way. Up and at it by 6am and I don't have it hanging over my head all day. It's great to always start your day feeling accomplished. I workout 5 or 6 mornings a week for an hour.

4 am for me. Love it. I find when I sleep in on the weekends though I am less motivated. However, I do have a question. Does anyone else burn less in the morning? I find I burn about 10-20% less in the morning than the afternoon for the same workout.

I would LOVE to workout in the morning, but I am sooo not a morning person and would have to be up by 5am at the latest in order to do so. I have tried to set my alarm early to do it but I always just end up pressing snooze longer, lol. I never go to sleep before 11 and usually its more like 12 or 12:30 because I am so busy. Any tips on getting up early that dont involve going to bed before 11?

This is so me! I have my alarm set to go off an hour early but I inevitably end up turning it off. I really want to get up and work out, so if something comes up after work or I want to go do something I won't feel guilty about not getting a work out in. But it is sooo hard to roll out of bed, I'm definitely not a morning person. But I keep trying!