Working out morning, noon or night?

Italian_mom
Italian_mom Posts: 192 Member
edited December 19 in Fitness and Exercise
Do you find it easier working out in the morning or night? I lke to get up early and get it over with, amd maybe go for a walk/run in the evenings.
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  • crazy8ts
    crazy8ts Posts: 360
    Gotta do it in the morning... by the time I get home from work, I am in no mode to jump around or lift... but will, at times, steal a few more zzzzz's and suck it up to work out in the evening (like today)...
  • nmf062174
    nmf062174 Posts: 171 Member
    I prefer the morning-my problem is going to bed at night so I am not so tired at work the following day.
  • fitforlife34
    fitforlife34 Posts: 331 Member
    I prefer before work too. I work 1230-9 so if I go workout before coming into work I feel refreshed and I got it over with. Plus, my gym closes earlier. But then again, I have a friend who worked out an hour in morning, and an hour at night. he lost over 100lbs.
  • underthecherrytree
    underthecherrytree Posts: 532 Member
    I workout out super late, like 11pm. But I am not a morning person AT ALL.
  • Klamber26
    Klamber26 Posts: 212
    I'm weird, but I work out at about noon. That's when I have the most energy.
  • sapphireblu64
    sapphireblu64 Posts: 42 Member
    I like to workout in the mornings as well and walk after work. Its relaxing plus you get an extra exercise in all at the same time.
  • Punxeh
    Punxeh Posts: 3
    I go for a bike ride during my lunch break. Seems like most days, that's the only hour I have to myself. :3
  • Donnacoach
    Donnacoach Posts: 540 Member
    I find it easier in the morning, but I don't sleep well most nights so I have to work out at night.
  • JessicaMurch5515
    JessicaMurch5515 Posts: 150 Member
    I prefer night, around 7-8pm. I leave for work at 7am and don't get home until 6pm or so, plus I find I sleep really well after working out.
  • feb06momma
    feb06momma Posts: 169
    Whenever I can squeeze it in! Some days its in the morning while my kid is at school, others its after she goes to bed.
  • LoveLiveLift
    LoveLiveLift Posts: 459 Member
    I work out whenever I get the chance. Usually it's sometime that fits with my work or school schedule and those change all the time. I prefer to work out in the afternoon/evening. There's something about getting up at 3 am to head to the gym that I just can't do. I am in awe of people who have the motivation to get up that early.
  • lengirl75
    lengirl75 Posts: 153 Member
    I prefer night, around 7-8pm. I leave for work at 7am and don't get home until 6pm or so, plus I find I sleep really well after working out.
    ^^^ This...
  • Jen32285
    Jen32285 Posts: 281 Member
    I do my workout in the morning. Lately my kids and I have been going for walks in the evening.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    I workout after work, which is usually somewhere between 5:30-7:30pm.

    I want to start working out in the morning, but that would mean I would have to get up at 5am. Hopefully I'll do it soon.

    I wouldn't be able to work out at noon, getting sweaty and then going back to work isn't something I could do.
  • AmyM713
    AmyM713 Posts: 594 Member
    I can do either morning or night but prefer night.
  • mommyhof3
    mommyhof3 Posts: 551 Member
    I get up early to workout in the morning before my mind and body knows what I am doing :smile:
  • rosewagner88
    rosewagner88 Posts: 5
    To those who work out in the morning: how do you motivate yourself to get up?... when the alarm rings... and the bed feels so comfortable.... I need tips on how you all stay motivated!
  • norabeth
    norabeth Posts: 176 Member
    I mainly workout in the evening after work but before dinner. I try to get at least 2 am workouts in a week but haven't for the last month. I am not much of a morning person but I do feel better once my am workouts are done.
  • dsckrc
    dsckrc Posts: 194 Member
    i prefer morning workouts but work doesn't always allow for that. Either way, I try to get my workouts in whenever I can...
  • JMPerlin
    JMPerlin Posts: 287 Member
    I prefer the morning-my problem is going to bed at night so I am not so tired at work the following day.

    This is my problem too, I need to workout in the morning but I Also have a evening/night practice twice a week. It's a killer.
  • rachaellynn91
    rachaellynn91 Posts: 68
    I think it all depends on the person I mean I feel like I would like to get it done in the morning that way I don't feel like I have to worry about not going later however I am way too lazy in the morning to wake up even earlier before work lol so I go after work if I can convince myself...motivation is lacking at the moment.
  • strangewebby
    strangewebby Posts: 72
    I have a weird work schedule that changes every other week so I get it in when I can.
  • kr1ssy23
    kr1ssy23 Posts: 270 Member
    I like working out mid-morning the best. I feel better throughout the whole day. :)
  • mewaybright
    mewaybright Posts: 240 Member
    I schedule my workouts for 5:30 during the week when I get home from work and then on the weekends I do my workouts when I get up so that I free up my day.
  • IamJacksColdSweat
    IamJacksColdSweat Posts: 106 Member
    I wake up at 6am and I like to get my kettlebell workouts done because they kick my *kitten* and it feels good to get it over with. I usually take a walk everyday and if the weather is nice, I'll go after my kettlebells, but some days, like today, I'll go later at night. I try not to work out too close to my bedtime because it gives me too much energy and its hard to fall asleep :/
  • mommyhof3
    mommyhof3 Posts: 551 Member
    To those who work out in the morning: how do you motivate yourself to get up?... when the alarm rings... and the bed feels so comfortable.... I need tips on how you all stay motivated!

    I am a morning person. I get up at 5:30am. Sometimes even on days I don't have to work. But on mornings when the bed feels so good I have to make myself get up. Sit up, feet over the edge of the bed and just get up.
  • CanDurkin
    CanDurkin Posts: 63
    I actually workout in the morning and at night. Mornings I take the kids with me to the gym for about an hour and then three nights a week I do CrossFit.
  • kathdela
    kathdela Posts: 148 Member
    I used to prefer to work out at like 1 in the morning when the gym was empty and I worked part time. But now I work at 6 in the morning and the gym nearby kinda sucks. So we got an elliptical. Since I only have about 15 minutes to get ready in the morning, I just do it at some point after work. Usually around 6 or 7.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    Morning is easier for me because I'm more likely to do it, plus I'll eat healthier during the day after getting it done early.
    Lately though, I've been busy so I've been walking a few miles in the evening.
    Today I walked 4 miles but that was after fishing for 2 hours, working in the garden for almost an hour and swimming an hour. An unusual day but I burn't about 1200 calories or so.
    Do what works for you. I don't think it really matters when, just as long as you do something!
  • dentedearmuffs1
    dentedearmuffs1 Posts: 34
    I used to like working out in the mornings because it made me feel productive and motivated me to eat healthier throughout the day. But then I did several spinning and conditioning classes in the morning and I realized how much less energy I was able to exert into my workouts. I just couldn't give it my all like I could during the afternoons/evenings, so now I prefer to exercise when I can give 100%.
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