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I usually go to the gym in the early evening...my sleep is too important for me to get up at 4 to work out I prefer to work out in the company of friends. Otherwise, I don't have the motivation.
Mid Afternoon around 3PM is my favorite time for a workout in the weight room, however, I'm usually at work until 4:30 so I don't get to the gym until a few minutes before 5PM. On those rare occasions when I hit the gym before noon, I find that I have to use less weight and/or do fewer repetitions with with my usual weights. Weight lifting workouts are always harder to do in the morning ( My body is probably still rebelling, 40 yrs later, against the 5:30AM workouts I carried out during my senior yr in high school ). In the morning I prefer gentle exercise like walking or rebounding. My favorite evening exercise is a walk thru the neighborhood, followed up with a glass of red wine in front of the TV!
I actually prefer to exercise in the evening, but find it interferes with dinner time at my house, plus the "I'm here to workout a little and score a lot" types (at my gym) are out in full force in the evening. So, now I head to the gym between 9-10 a.m. after my husband/son are off to work/school, my coffee has kicked in, and the gym has emptied.
I definately prefer to do my cardio workouts (running, elliptical or heavy bag) in the morning on an empty stomach because it burns more fat. Since my body in the morning is a bit carb depleted, this makes body fat the primary fuel source for energy.
If I cant/wont get up early to work, I'll settle for my night time 9:00PM workouts. Id still do my running after weight training for the same reason as stated above to burn more fat.
I also workout on an empty stomach...others think I'm crazy but I get nauseous if I have eaten...so I can't just workout whenever, it has to be in the morning.
Cool to see so many people have found a time that works best for them and keeps them exercising regularly.
I'm an early bird myself. 5:30am works best for me. Then my boys (husband and son) are usually asleep. Though if my son wakes up early I've gotten good at holding a conversation with him while I'm still doing my aerobics dvd, granted with the volume down a bit. Family first, right? And I do love our conversations, so glad to be a mom...
Then I'm energized all day. I do go to sleep early though (9:30pm - 10:30pm ish) most nights. Love my sleep. Just works good for me, easier to get in consistently.
Most days I go at 6 am and then again around 7:30pm.
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I prefer to work out in the company of friends. Otherwise, I don't have the motivation.
But I'm looking to start working out again!
