To see if any seasoned early morning exercisers are about?

I am up and contemplating whether to do gym class at 7 or Body Coach training at home. Or to stay in bed😴I started this new routine month or so ago. Usually get up at 5.30. It's a struggle with a full time demanding job and young child. But it's the only time I can do it. And I feel great after!! Thanks for this thread!! I am now definatenly not staying in bed😊

Morning! Yes, off to the gym for a 6.30am class. I'm pretty out of practice at morning exercise (changes to routine after having a baby are a long adjustment!) but in the past I always loved a morning workout. Hot yoga on a cold, dark winter morning was always my favourite!

I go to the gym for 6, 6 days a week. . It’s 3km away someone to it. I don’t always living going but definitely glad when I finish.

@garlictwist ah I agree with the initial change when it’s dark first thing, it’s hard isn’t it? Worth pushing through though.

Hullo Hullo

Just off outside for a run.

If I don't do it now, I'm too tired when I get home.

I hate going before work, but I hate it more after.

Morning @liveforeva ! I’m up and ready to take the dog out for a walk. We usually walk for about 40 minutes - I work from home so I think of it as walking to work I don’t always feel like it but it’s my routine and I do enjoy it once I’m out and I enjoy our walk together. Let us know how you get on this morning 💪

I have got up at 5am to exercise ever since I was 16. I am 42 now. I used to go running every morning but now I have arthritis so instead I get up, have a cuppa and then go to the swimming pool. About to head there now. Enjoy!

I always found the hardest time of year for motivation was late August-September because that's when it would start to be dark outside. Once into the depths of winter you're used to it but that initial change is hard.

Unlike most, I love the autumn clock change as it brings back lighter mornings.

Get a good head torch and have fun.

Heading out for a run now. It’s dark and cold and much harder that heading out in the summer but I’ll regret it if I don’t go so off I go.

Morning ! I’m just having a brew before i go to the gym- I have PT at 5.50am on Fridays. Don’t always love the get up esp. on dark mornings when its cold like today ( and worse to come as we move into winter) but the twin blessings of underactive thyroid and menopause ( I’m nearly 54) mean its the only way to keep in reasonable shape and protect my bones ( family history of osteoporosis).
I also have a senior level stressful job, so need to keep mentally sharp.
Well done OP- its definitely worth it, you’ll feel better once you’ve done it!

I've just finished my routine. Your Future You will benefit I promise! You will be stronger, better posture and be able to breathe in a normal way when you are walking up the steepest hill in town. You will feel amazing after a few weeks. Ignore the darkness outside and concentrate on the New You.

Not a seasoned early morning exerciser by any means, but I can do it when I put my mind to it. Kids have changed that over the past few years so I normally opt for extra sleep 😁
I am about to get up and ready for a run.
good luck and well done you for making a change 🙂

Morning! I am up and ready to leave for the gym at 5.45, to do a 6 a.m class. I started this routine in May and I absolutely love it, it's been life changing for me. I do this around 3 or 4 mornings a week, I love the feeling of having done my exercise for the day by 7, and it really sets me up for the day