Early Bird or Night owl?

[SunsetRunner]

                                                      

So I'm about to switch to morning workouts since I have not been very constant with staying at gym after work (I end up going out, there is a concert I want to go to, get in some extra hours at work, simply tired and want to go home) . I ended up wondering, is there an ideal time to get your exercise done? I have been listening to different opinions on this and I wanted to hear what the Fitbit Community thinks as well. 

Here is a little extra info from webMD I found interesting.

What is your input on this? 

[Paradise555]

The earlier the better for me. I go on tuesday's at 8:30am but thursday's at 3pm to the gym.

[SunsetRunner]

@Paradise555 Awesome, Thank you for the input. 

I guess it all comes down to each person's schedule in the end. 

I'll try on mornings for now see how it goes!

[ErinCorona]

I find that I am a morning workout person. I used to do 530am M-F, but my current schedule doesn't allow that, and I really find myself struggling to make it to the gym most days after a long day at work.  Plus there's errands, picking up kids, appointments, etc to contend with.  So for me, the earlier the better, for sure!

[jamrow38]

I tend to be a morning person but my current schedule only allows for afternoon workouts. I do just fine with that as long as my wife is with me. I like having her to work out with and it's qulaity time for the both of us away from the kids. 

[CindyFitbit]

Hey @SunsetRunner, morning workouts give me energy for all the day, the bad thing is that recently I don't have time for that!  Hope to get back in shape soon! 

See you around! 

[SunsetRunner]

Thank you all for you inputs.

It really helps to have different points of view to motivate myself.

@jamrow38 I think like you having someone to workout with really helps with the motivation. Here's hoping I find someone to motivate me too. 

[lusry]

I like to workout at the end of my workday. It helps me decompress from the day and relax. I work from home so it's easy for me to end my day, change and go for a run. But, since it is starting to get darker sooner I'm going to have to start getting up earlier and running then.

[iMike]

I think it depends on your schedule.  For years I worked 5:45am to 2:30pm, so working out before work was out of the question.  I would come home - and on the rare occasions I did work out - and I found that 3:30-4:30pm was my sweet spot.  If I worked at 8am I would find it very easy to work out before work.

[Raviv]

It depends.

During the week, there's no way I'm getting up another hour early when I already have the alarm set for 5am, especially when my boyfriend sometimes works until 11:00 at night or later.  So I head straight to the gym after work.

But on the weekends, I almost always go for a run as soon as I wake up, and that's still around 5am or 6am.  I come back from my run, take a breather, hop in the shower - and I have the whole rest of the day to do whatever I want.

[SantiR]

Oh man @SunsetRunner, I am a night owl. I prefer to exercise at night after work. I'm not that tired and I can spend the last of energy I have to workout a little bit. Then just take a shower, eat something and sleep (sleep like a baby). Now if it is on a day off, an early run is just alright, for instance. 

[SunsetRunner]

@lusry I definitely agree with you, that is what I liked of going to the gym after work, but it affected how often I went as after work is when I usually go out, given that I get out at 9 PM it's either/or, as @iMike said it depends a lot on when you can have a time slot that you can dedicate to your workout. 

@Raviv The week-end morning workout is definitely sounding good for the free days.

[schmidtcourt]

I work out at 6 am and it totally sets my mood for the day ahead. It boosts your metabolism to start in the morning, so I say go for it! Just give yourself time to shower before work, but other than that, the earlier the better!

[SunsetRunner]

@schmidtcourt I agree the shower is a must if you're headed to work afterwards. 

I surely don't want my coworkers hating me! Boosting my metabolism sure sounds nice, I just hope it doesn't make me eat much more than I already do. I'm already at 4-5 meals a day!

[DavideFitbit]

Hahaha, yes that is a must if heading to work @SunsetRunner. I do feel that is better to go in the mornings, but everyone adjusts the gym time to their schedules. As long as you go in a time that allows you to be constant and enough time to do everything you need to do to achieve your goals.  

[WendyB]

I am an early bird. I like to see the sunrise. But I have always been an early bird.

[DavideFitbit]

I forgot to mention that, I think I'm an early bird only to go to the gym, but for everything else I'm probably a Night Owl. 

[EdsonFitbit]

Night owl sir. I like to do everything at night because it's the time when my mind is more clear. 

My mornings are always very slooow.

[SunsetRunner]

@EdsonFitbit I know what you are talking about! I have my slow mornings as well. More and more lately and that is why I also want to get my Gym in in the mornings, you know, to do something!

[Frank_fit]

I get up at 4:30 to got to work as it is so adding a work out in the morning is not really a good idea. I generally go on my way home from work. I finish at 14:15 so have plenty of time to kill.