A momentous accomplishment (for me!)

[Oshika789]

This may not seem like much to some people, especially to those of you who defy all odds and logic and are unbelievably (and possibly, magically?) morning people. And not just morning people, but people who get up early, and can function to the point where they can do something constructive... something beyond dressing yourself and dragging yourself off to work. I'm talking about...

 

The morning workout.

 

I have tried countless times in the past to wake up early to work out, only to convince myself to put it off and go back to sleep. I have always considered working out in the morning BEFORE going to work next to impossible. I am an "alarm goes off, hit snooze, go back to sleep, repeat" type of person. I am NOT a morning person, and in fact, tend to be unreasonably irritable and surly until I've been up for an hour or two (sad, I know, I'm working on it).

 

But, last night as I tried a new yoga DVD, the thought occurred to me that the way they gently eased you into the beginning of the workout could possibly be a tolerable way to get moving in the morning (seated breathing, then seated stretching flowing into increased movement and working up to starting the actual vinyasa series). So I planned to try it... even just this once. So last night, I went to bed 30 minutes earlier (on purpose, instead of crashing on the couch watching TV) and I set my alarm for 30 minutes earlier than usual. I even slept in clothes I could work out in (there's not much difference between my yoga wear and pajamas anyway). I must admit, if my dog didn't want out when my alarm went off this morning, I may have easily just gone back to sleep like all the times before. But I found myself, up, dressed, and in my living room at 5:20am. I fought the urge to go back to bed and started up the DVD... I even stopped myself from skipping one section and did the whole thing! Trust me... this is a momentous accomplishment for me! 

 

I'm so excited I may even do another workout this evening... 2 workouts in one day?? That would be another first for me!

[TxAg_WxNerd]

Awesome! Small habit changes are the best way to adjust to a new routine. Keep it up and before long you will look forward to them, though the desire to hit snooze rarely goes away.

[kruser]

Great job! Slowly you'll notice that getting your workouts in in the morning wakes you up and gets you ready for the day (at least it did eventually for me).  Keep up the great work!

[Misugrrl]

That is awesome. It's the little changes that set the motion for bigger changes.  You go girl!

[ApfelStrudi]

That's great! Do you notice all the energy you have? 

I find working out in the morning much better than in the evening because I'm alawys so pumped and happy afterwards that I've done it that I could just do another round! 

 

I'm happy you found a way to make it work for you and I'll be crossing my fingers that you manage to make a habit of it!