Morning exercisers?

I tell myself all the time "I;m gonna get up and exercise in them am" I leave for work at 5:30 M-TH and 5 on Fridays and every day I never make it. Wish I could but I am not a morning person either.

force yourself - after a week you will beso energized fromthemornign excersise you wont be able togo without!

I need to know this too.

I am NOT a morning person but have been exercising with a friend at 6am 3 days/week for more than a year. The key, for me, is to know I have someone counting on me. If it was just up to me, I'd stay in bed.

Best of luck to you!

I used to have such a hard time exercising in the am- I wanted to work out but the evenings were soo busy I couldn't fit it in...so I started working out in the morning. It was really hard at first; to help create some reliability I started going to a spin class at my gym. It required that you sign up so that helped me feel like I needed to go. They also were a tight nit group that held each other accountable. Maybe a work out buddy would help (the gym was best for me, no way my friends were going to do that:)

Now that I have gotten used to it I feel like I work out way better in the morning. It also is a great start to my day! It did take some time for me to get used to it though; I felt much harder to work out in the morning at first also. But that was worth not getting to do it at all. Now I do Insanity in the am which is a pretty scheduled program, that helps me stick to it also.

Good luck! I hope it helps!

I have a 3yr old and a 1 yr old - thats what caused me to start working out in the morning. I'm really lucky in that the office building I work in has a really nice gym. I get to work and go straight down to the gym to get my work-out in, usually at 8am. Then I shower and head to work. Its great, I don't have to shower at home anymore during the week, which makes getting out the door w/ my kids way easier in the morning. I used to HATE working out in the morning but now I absolutely love it.

I am so not a morning person. I forced myself to do it because my evenings were getting hectic. Now I haven't missed an am workout in months. I love that I have more energy and stamina throughout the day. Plus, my workout is checked off first thing so nothing can get in my way! Try it for 1 month, you will love it!

I hit my alarm multiple times too! Like you, I am NOT a morning person. However, I was a morning exerciser for years when I had a friend to work out with. It made all the difference. Ask around- work, neighborhood, church, etc...maybe you will get lucky and find someone who can manage the same schedule.

Consider this, though: I'm currently working out alone, so sometimes I work out in the morning and other times in the afternoon. I was so surprised to find that I get a better workout and burn more calories when I work out later in the day. I guess it takes my body a couple of hours to really wake up and have the energy to work hard. Maybe experiment a little and see what it's like for you.

That said, it IS easier to be consistent with a morning workout...but sleep ALWAYS overrules my good intentions.

Mornings can be hard but it's so nice knowing all day long that your workout is done! I would say it's a good idea to get your morning planned out the night before.. lay out your work out clothes.. sit your shoes by the door.. have the coffee ready in the coffee maker or whatever else goes on in your mornings. Then no matter how zombie like you feel.. you can get yourself up and working out.

Just force yourself to do it a few times and eventually you'll love starting your day that way. The mornings I work out almost always guarantee a good healthy happy day!

The first week or so was MISERABLE. I love my snooze button so having to get up at 530 instead of 7 sucked balls. But after about a week or so it wasn't to bad and now it feels funny not getting up and working out. Hell even if I don't go work out I'm still up before 6. I guess I can say that working out in the mornings has turned me into a morning person and it's kinda nice

I get up every morning Mon-Fri at 520 am to workout for about 45 min. Then I also workout in the afternoon for about an hour.

To start the morning routine I just started out getting up about 15 min. earlier each day to just read or get onthe computer. Once I was in the habit of getting up then I started getting up 30 min. earlier and did some really easy workouts.

Eventually it gets easier but it takes about 3 months to really establish a good early morning routine. I also did this over the summer while my kids were out of school. I didn't have to get up as early so all summer I worked on making sure I got up before them and then a few weeks before school was due to start again I slowly made sure I got up 15 min earlier each week until I was finally getting up at 520. If they have a day off...I sleep in until 630 but still make sure I get up before them and workout.
You will get addicted to how focused you are for HOURS after a morning workout. I get sooooo much done in the early mornings now.
BTW, I'm a stay-at-home mom so I really have no reason to drag my butt out of bed this early but it has worked so far and I love the way I'm focused and ready to go in the mornings.

I used to have the hardest time. I now have a routine and I feel bad when I don't get up and workout. The first couple weeks were the hardest for me after that it got much easier.

The only thing initially that would motivate me to get up early (before 6:00am) was if I knew that was the ONLY time I could fit a workout into that day. There were still mornings I could not be bothered to get out of my warm and cosy bed but lately I started doing Insanity and the fact that I literally roll out of bed and turn the dvd on to start exercising makes its so much more doable. The idea of having to get up and make myself look mildly presentable to go to the gym and pack my work gear and breakfast and lunch at that time of the morning before even getting to the gym was too much for my brain to comprehend that early and I couldn't do it every day long term! I vote if this is the hardest part for you to get an exercise dvd or make a workout plan that you can do at home for yourself without any equipment (unless you have some) or go for a run/bike outside that is easy to prepare for. Also I don't let myself hit snooze. As soon as my alarm goes off I get up so that before I even realise what I am doing it is too late. Once I hit snooze it is all over haha. Good luck!

On my third week of working out in the morning. Feeling tired has gradually diminished. Biggest problem I had was falling asleep when going to bed early. I don't snooze my alarm. I find that I feel more tired if I do. Once it sounds, I get right up, drink something, get ready and I'm out the door by 4:55. My reward, is being able to go straight home from work.

I am so NOT a morning person, and every morning hit my alarm multiple times before dragging myself out of bed with heavy lids and a foggy head......just to get to work.

But, I really want to be a morning exerciser!

My question is......are there any anti-morning people like myself that have successfully established a morning exercise routine? I need tips! How did you do it??

Yes. I get up at 3:30am on days I lift and 4:30am on days I only do cardio. I do take a decent stimulant to help me get going but it's doable. You just really need to get yourself to bed at a decent time is what I found.