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TOPIC: Early Morning Workout?? Opinions?? |
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Joined 2011-12-18 Posts: 335 |
August 08, 2012 15:53
I'm up every morning by 4:00 am to get my workout in. I'm going to have to move that to 3:45 am starting soon though since the new program I'm doing has longer workouts in it. Once you get into the habit, it's 2nd nature but it does require you to go to bed a heck of a lot earlier than you ever thought you would!
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Joined 2011-02-17 Posts: 12 |
August 08, 2012 15:59
I think that everyones body is different but from my research it sayd to make sure to have breakfast which first starts your metabolism going. I work long hours as well and don't have time any other time of the day. I have tried in the afternoon but I normally end up having something else to do, then in the evening I'm so beat I know I'm not going to do it. But I'm not a morning person but that's the only time I have to do it so I push myself to get up. I have found that I do have more energy and I'm more alert and I feel great. Also because I worked out first it makes me more thoughtful of what I'm putting in my mouth all day. Hope this helps. Add me so we can motivate each other if you like.
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Joined 2011-05-04 Posts: 52 |
August 08, 2012 16:19
I prefer to get up in the morning to go walking. It is cooler and I can hear the birds. if I don't exerclise in the morning, I don't get to it. As I am retired I get up about 7AM.
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Joined 2012-02-22 Posts: 145 |
August 08, 2012 16:49
Bump. This weekend I'll start Day 1 of morning workouts.
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Joined 2011-10-27 Posts: 154 |
August 08, 2012 16:54
I love morning workouts... it sucks waking up early, but it feels so good to at least get half of your workout over with... i normally do 30 minutes to 40 minutes of cardio in the morning and do weights at night :)
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Joined 2010-06-16 Posts: 229 |
August 08, 2012 16:57
YES! I wake up at 4:15 every day to get to the gym when it opens at 5:00. The morning has become my favorite part of the day. I actually wake up without an alarm (and excited to start my morning!). I hope you can grow to love morning workouts too!
Oh and definitely eat before you work out if you're lifting. |
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Joined 2012-06-29 Posts: 203 |
August 08, 2012 16:59
QUOTE: I have heard that if a person works out in the morning, their metabolism is higher and they are more awake and alert during the day. Has anyone else heard this?? I am just looking to see what everyone's opinions are. :) Thanks! I can attest to this personally. I get up at 6:00 am every day to do C25K or walk or Zumba or yoga and I can definitely tell the difference on the days that I don't! I used to get up at 5:00 am but that didn't last long... I don't like being up before the sun, but I can rise with it no problem. ;) 
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Joined 2012-06-22 Posts: 347 |
August 08, 2012 18:40
I started working out in the morning Monday, since the kids went back to school. Since I am not a morning person, I have to force my way through it and I don't really feel any added energy. Unfortunately after I eat in the evening, I feel the need to work off dinner, causing me to work out twice a day.
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Joined 2012-01-23 Posts: 124 |
August 08, 2012 18:43
I'm not a morning person so I go for my power walks in the morning pushing my 20 month old in the jogging stroller. We go no less than 2 miles, and his jabbering and cuteness helps me not punch the other people in the face just for being there.
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Joined 2012-03-16 Posts: 1,342 |
August 08, 2012 18:45
That's how I worked out for 10 years when I worked in an office b/c if I waited till I got home from work at night, after working 9 hrs per day and sitting in rush hour for at least an hour, my workout would never ever happen. I miss my early am workouts. Now I start work at 6 and I don't live on my own anymore (I moved back w the folks when I got laid off a few yrs ago) so getting up at 4am for a workout is not an option b/c I will wake them and my energy suffered as a result. I do believe I had the energy b/c I worked out first thing in the morning, now I work out after my morning shift (around 10am) but it's just not the same :(
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Joined 2011-03-07 Posts: 244 |
August 08, 2012 18:46
I prefer early mornings....I like to get it over with.......I always stress about it all day if I dont workout in the morning......I have alot more energy for the day. My attitude is better also
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Joined 2011-04-22 Posts: 54 |
August 08, 2012 18:46
i get up at 4am to work out before work the kids wont let me when i get home. I have lost 36 pounds in less than 4 monthes doing so :)
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Joined 2011-05-06 Posts: 396 |
August 08, 2012 18:53
I work out in the morning because that is the only time it is guaranteed it will get accomplished. And I'm so not a morning person, but I do it anyway. The people at the gym know not to talk to me because all I do is grunt back at them.
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Joined 2011-11-15 Posts: 504 |
August 08, 2012 18:55
Early morning workouts are wonderful for the body. If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, then your morning activity is the most important trend setter for the day.
Consider your early morning work-out as a pace car of sorts for your day. It can keep you moving and motivated. |
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Joined 2011-10-17 Posts: 53 |
August 08, 2012 18:59
I get up every weekday at 5:30 and workout for ~25 min. on the elliptical. Hot and sweaty, I can jump straight into a lukewarm shower and continue getting ready for the day. This suits me much better than getting up half an hour later in the morning, sacrificing what little time in the evening I have to myself and from having 2 showers a day.
Energy-wise, I've been doing this for 2 1/2 weeks now and I have never had so much energy throughout my workday! Even if I don't see the physical results that I'm hoping for right away, the energy boost and 'feel good' mentality in the morning is so worth it! 
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Joined 2011-05-25 Posts: 74 |
August 08, 2012 19:02
It's hard to wake up earlier thank normal. When I get into a routine, I find it MUCH easier to get up, as in there is no question whether or not I'm going to go workout or not. Also I like the mornings because I feel like I will make better choices throughout the day because I started it off so well.
GOOD LUCK! 
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Joined 2009-04-22 Posts: 687 |
August 08, 2012 19:06
I would much rather workout in the am...but due to work and child care issues, I can't. If you have the chance to get it done in the morning, go for it!!! I feel like it gives me a great start to the day,and puts me in the right frame of mind and mood to tackle anything in my way! Good luck to you in your journey!!!
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Joined 2012-05-03 Posts: 634 |
August 08, 2012 20:51
I think it's a great idea to do your workouts in the morning... I don't get up any earlier than I have to (I really should but I go to bed too late every night and then my kids wake me up at 6:30) but I do still work out in the morning before my husband gets home for lunch break. It makes me feel way better when I exercise in the morning to know that I've got it done and out of the way. I also do feel more energized and in a much better mood all together.
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Joined 2011-04-28 Posts: 169 |
August 08, 2012 20:57
Another +1 to morning workouts. Puts my day started on a high note, more energy at work when people are still trying to "wake up", and you don't have all day to come up w/a thousand excuses why you can't workout later.
As the saying goes, workout in the morning before your brain realizes what you're doing. 
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