how long did it take for it to become a habit?

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jharris35

Cathlete
If you converted from late morning, afternoon, evening workouts to early morning workouts how long did it take to become a habit and what helpful tips do you have?

I would like to and I am trying to convert. I am trying to get up at 5am so I can workout by 5:30am for an hour before needing to shower and get ready for work. My workout time would be 5:30 to 6:30. Which is completely doable with all of CAthe's premixes. I would like to workout 5-6 days a week. If I don't do it in the morning I try to do it in the evening around 8:30pm, but by that time I am tired and just want to veg, then I beat myself up and so on and so forth.

Please give me some good advice!!! I need to make this habit stick!!:) ;-)


Jenn
 
"They" say it takes about 21 days to form a habit (but only a few to lose it!). I would say it will take you a couple of weeks to adjust... but it will be worth it if it lets you get your workouts in more regularly.

Good luck!
Marie
 
I second what someone said about not cutting back on your sleep! GO TO BED EARLIER! I've learned this the hard way.

The initial phase of becoming a morning exerciser is simply operating on faith that your body will adjust. It will, it will, it will. At first you might get up and wonder what you're smoking, but you will adjust and it will feel just fine. Again, operate on faith. You gotta start somewhere, so start with "I believe" and then do it. After a while the results will take over and you won't need that faith.

I've had a few stops and starts since becoming a morning exerciser. I've had life get in the way of my workouts, and next thing I know I'm staying up really late and sleeping in a couple hours later than my early workout time. But every time I've restarted the morning exercise, it's been surprisingly easy. My body remembers how to get up and go at that time. So I consider myself adjusted. If someone had asked me a couple of years ago, I would have said NO WAY I'm SO NOT a morning person, I'm a night owl, etc. But now I know it's possible to do early mornings (WITH ENOUGH SLEEP)

One more note: there ain't NO OTHER INSTRUCTOR out there that I feel motivated to get up and work out with in the morning! If it weren't for Cathe...well, maybe I wouldn't be here saying I've adjusted to early mornings...

Gisela
 
I agree with Gisela -- it's Cathe that allows us to do it!!

I am a morning exerciser, and I love it. I agree with the others -- you MUST go to bed earlier. After a few days of the early mornings, your body will MAKE you go earlier.

Also, you will feel SO GREAT all day after your workout. It's addictive!
 
It took my body a couple of weeks to adjust to working out in the morning, too. One thing I'd recommend is to take your rest day during the week, if possible, so you can sleep in at least 1 day during the week. It's a big psychological boost for me and helps me get through the week when I'm not always getting to bed earlier like I should. ;)

Sue
 
I went from mid morning to really early morning workouts and it took me about a month to get used to it. It was tough during that month but I just sucked it up and dealt with it and now it is much easier for me to get up at that time. But I also agree with Nancy. If you are getting up earlier, you NEED to go to bed earlier. You will feel worse and have a harder time getting up if you are cutting down on your sleep.
 
I know on the couple of mornings that I have gotten up and did it I felt great. The said part is is that I normally wake up at the time I want to wake up for exercise and say oh I'll do it later, then later comes and goes and I'm kicking myself for not getting up. I only need to do mornings 3 days a week. My 2 days off I can workout at whatever time I want.

I can do it. I can do it.

Jenn
 
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