What do you do to get up at 5 am to work out?

Dinahmo
Dinahmo Posts: 5 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
That's the only time I have to work ou so I need suggestions.
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  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    Go to bed early. Earplugs and blindfold if necessary.
  • stfriend
    stfriend Posts: 256 Member
    I start mentally listing all the things I need to get done, get the kids up during school, feed the critters, laundry, dishes, etc. Or I start thinking about finances. I physcially cannot sleep when I start thinking of finances.
  • sashalee2001
    sashalee2001 Posts: 12
    I set my air conditioner to go off at 4:30 a.m. and like clockwork I am up at 5:00 a.m. because it's hot.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Go to bed early. Earplugs and blindfold if necessary.

    Kinky bugger.
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    I don't miss the joys of communal living
  • photojunkie28
    photojunkie28 Posts: 292
    I get up at 4:40 am to workout at 5:30 am 3 days a week. It all boils down to preparation making it an easier start to the day.

    I like to make sure my workout clothes including socks and shoes and all are laid out the night before.
    I also prep some food for the week on Sundays (since I always have Sundays off work) like snack bags of pre measured nuts/cut vegetables, oats and other items.
    I've also been making a protein shake the night before kept in the fridge in case i'm too pinched for time to make a balanced breakfast after my workout/before work.
    And those are the easy things...lastly I TRY to go to bed before 10 pm
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I get up at 5:15 every day to workout. I lay my clothes out the night before, and put them in the front bathroom so I can get dressed in there & not disturb hubby. I make sure I get to bed at a decent time the night before, and just have to tell myself that I am getting up to workout - no arguments. You just have to resolve to do it!

    I've been doing that consistently for about a year, and now I usually wake up before my alarm goes off. It's habit. I love getting it done first thing int the morning!
  • luvmyleo
    luvmyleo Posts: 94 Member
    I am going to start working out in the early mornings soon- so my plan is to use my cell phone alarm and put it clear across the room on my dresser. I know I'll jump right up and get it or (God forbid) my 2 year old son will hear it and then be a hellcat by bedtime...
    Once I'm out of bed I know I won't go back.
  • Tat2dDom624
    Tat2dDom624 Posts: 1,226 Member
    After getting up at 4am for a few years now (on and off), it takes a couple of mornings of getting used to it. I also have the attitude that i NEED to do this, and that it will benefit me in the long run.
  • jamm2000
    jamm2000 Posts: 79
    I try to go to bed by 9-930 and wake up at 4:30am. I am accustomed to only getting 5-6 hours of sleep so if I go to bed by 9:30 I'm wide awake, ready to rock and roll when the alarm goes off at 4:30, with 7 full hours of sleep.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    So that I don't burn up while running outside... thats my motivation for getting up at 5 am.

    What I physically do though,is just tell myself you are waking up at 5 am.. and I do wake up at 5 am.
  • ExplorinLauren
    ExplorinLauren Posts: 991 Member
    I wish I knew! I tried that for a few days, and it didn't work out so well for me. lol
    Waking up wasn't the hard part. Doing interval training 30 min later was the hard part for me. I'm just not the type that likes to get right to it 1st thing in the morning...
    I guess if you really want it, you will do it :) Good luck!
  • wish21
    wish21 Posts: 602 Member
    bump! I need help with this to. I get frustrated with myself because I Have ZERO energy to do my workouts. then it starts a cycle of i'll start tomorrow. #EXCUSES
  • Fabulocity
    Fabulocity Posts: 157 Member
    I try to plan ahead.
    Have my workout bag ready the night before.
    Also, I agree with others.
    It's definitely a mindset---
    I wish you the best.
  • saragato
    saragato Posts: 1,154
    Early bed time and an alarm that'll give you a heart attack and basically force you awake. Once it becomes routine sometimes you don't even need the alarm. You're up, your body knows to be awake even if you're yawning, and you can go.
  • newcs
    newcs Posts: 717 Member
    I put my phone (my alarm) out of reach. Once I'm out of bed to shut it off I figure I might as well stay up. I also make sure I work out first thing so there's no time to convince myself not to or get distracted
  • Sarah_Wins
    Sarah_Wins Posts: 936 Member
    Got a "butler" alarm clock and set it for 4:50, wake up gently to the soothing sound of Stephen Fry's cultured tones, already have my workout clothes set out, protein shake made, and I'm out the door by 5:15. I can't even sleep in on rest days any more, I'm so used to this routine.
  • shanae727
    shanae727 Posts: 546 Member
    My alarm is on my phone so I make it something annoying and put it in the bathroom beside my gym clothes and shoes. Or somedays I sleep in my gym clothes (yep...sure do). But most of the time I put my clothes and shoes by my alarm.
  • saragato
    saragato Posts: 1,154
    bump! I need help with this to. I get frustrated with myself because I Have ZERO energy to do my workouts. then it starts a cycle of i'll start tomorrow. #EXCUSES

    Try eating foods that will give you the energy. If you're not eating right for what you're trying to do, you'll never get anything done.
  • Runner50266
    Runner50266 Posts: 66
    I go to bed early and set my alarm for 1/2 hour before I have to get up. Then I know I have the luxury of hitting snooze twice and that is my absolute limit. plus I have a workout partner and I don't want to let her down. That and I can't run in the 100 degree temps outside in the afternoon so if I want to get my run in, that is when I have to do it because I detest running on a treadmill indoors.
  • KaidaKantri
    KaidaKantri Posts: 401
    I get up at 6 and hang out with my fiance for half an hour. I tell myself at 6, If I don't get u and do this now, it wont happen later and you'll feel awful and annoyed with yourself. It makes me get up because at the end of the day otherwise I will feel like a failure and I will go in a loop and do the same thing for days.
  • MsKeelah919
    MsKeelah919 Posts: 332 Member
    Make sure my lunch is made and clothes are out for the day. Also, I have my DVD already in the Xbox, so that i can just get dressed and press play. Once I start moving, I lose the sluggish feeling. after a few days, you begin to be less groggy and eventually look forward to it. At first, its ALL a mind game. TEll yourself how important you are that you make yourself work out at that hour, just to get it done! You are worth it! And you prove it every day that you make the choice to get it done! :) Good luck!
  • allisonmrn
    allisonmrn Posts: 721 Member
    Early in the morning is the only time I have to myself. After 6am its all about my daughter, work, friends, resposibilities, etc. So, I cant wait to get up in the morning for my "ME" time. I plan what I am gonna do with that couple hours the night before. Play on the internet, work out, respond to emails(yuk), catch up on some tv shows, read... I have come to cherish the early morning....
  • medicinemantoo
    medicinemantoo Posts: 160
    The night before I look myself in the eyes in the mirror...gotta be honest with myself.

    At 5am, if it feels rough, I look myself in the eyes again in that mirror...next thing you know I'm out the door on my run.
  • avelasquez13101987
    avelasquez13101987 Posts: 6
    I set my clothes out the night before...so I don't disturb my wife and go to bed early. Once your body adjusts to waking up early your body will be ready for sleep much earlier...I am amazed at how much more energy I have throughout the day.
  • terra32903
    terra32903 Posts: 185 Member
    I make sure that I am in bed by 9 to get up for the gym at 5. I also pack my bag with my work clothes, set my gym clothes out in the bathroom and have my stuff ready by the door. I make a batch of hard boiled eggs on Sunday nights and then I can grab one on the way out.
  • 3LittleMonkeyMom
    3LittleMonkeyMom Posts: 259
    I set my alarm really low to a music station I like so it doesn't wake the kids only me...I hear anything odd in the house. Pretty light sleeper. I also have my clothes in my workout room ready to go so I don't disturb anyone.

    I get up at 4:45 so I can work out by 5:15-5:30 while my chidren are sleeping. I know I won't get a lot done if they are in there with me trying to "help". LOL Plus, I'm able to get much more done during the day if I've worked out. That surprised me, I thought I'd be exhausted. But nope. :)
  • BenChase
    BenChase Posts: 169
    find the most annoying ringtone on your cell and set it as the alarm,as soon as it goes off pop out of bed like you were just sleeping in a toaster, go directly to the kitchen and down something with caffeine (i prefer strong tea that i make) which is about the same as 2 cups of coffee, by the time you go to the bathroom and get a small breakfast you have spent less than 20 minutes and you are zipping around like a bee......works for me anyway :)
  • davert123
    davert123 Posts: 1,568 Member
    go to bed early. ear plugs . if you live in the uk go to screwfix. you can get industrial ones really cheap. something like 150 pais for less than £20
  • Tropical_Turtle
    Tropical_Turtle Posts: 2,236 Member
    pack my gym bag with my necessities so I can shower and change at the gym. My alarm is set for 315-330 so I can be at the gym by 410 (get up and have my morning protein shake before I go to the gym, feed my critters, toss my lunch in my bag for work). I am out the door by 4, in the gyms pool by 415. Work out for an hour to an hour and 15 minutes

    It gets easier as time goes by. I actually kind of prefer getting up that early

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