Video Fitness Forum  

Go Back   Video Fitness Forum > Video Fitness Reader Forum > General Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 06-17-22, 01:27 PM  
fatkat555
 
fatkat555's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: New Orleans metro area
Night, midday, or morning workout?

I’m a long-time evening exerciser and find I’m most consistent when I do evening workouts. I love just completely throwing myself into the workout, and then after taking a shower I sleep so much better. I’ve tried morning and midday. It just doesn’t work for me. Morning makes me exhausted, my blood sugar is low, and I hate showering in the morning because my hair never dries. Midday? I’ll sweat all day….

When do you prefer to exercise and why?
__________________
Fatkat

You have to make a mess, sometimes, to clean it up.

DISCLOSURE: I have a professional relationship with a seller or producer of fitness videos or products. For details, please see my profile.
fatkat555 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-22, 02:09 PM  
alisoncooks
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: TarHeel country
I shower in the morning regardless, so it just makes sense to exercise before that. I work from home, so I don’t have to get up super early to do so. If I had a job outside the home, it might be different.
alisoncooks is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-22, 02:14 PM  
Paine
VF Supporter
 
Paine's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
I exercise in the morning right after my coffee then I take a shower. If I don't exercise in the morning, it usually won't get done. I admire the people that go to work and work a full day then come home and exercise at night.
Paine is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-22, 02:50 PM  
Erica H.
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
[QUOTE=Paine;2969006 I admire the people that go to work and work a full day then come home and exercise at night.[/QUOTE]

Me too! I wouldn't be able to do that.

I exercise early.

Erica
Erica H. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-22, 03:24 PM  
psupam
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
I have never been a morning person and if I try to exercise then I feel lousy. I was an after work person and even though I am not working I usually exercise in the later afternoon still. Then it's a shower and I am done for the day.
psupam is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-22, 03:35 PM  
wendug
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chicago burb
I was a morning exerciser when we lived in an apartment on the ground floor. Our living room was far away from the bedroom so I could work out and not wake up my husband. Once we bought our house, I had to change to afternoon workouts. My job started earlier and our living room is next to the bedroom, so I did not want to wake up my husband and the thought of getting up at 4:30 a.m. was just too painful to consider. I've been working out in the late afternoon/evening for many years now. Some days I'm really tired after a busy day, but I usually get a burst of energy after I start a workout and feel really great afterward.

I know some people like to work out on their lunch break, but how do you do that? Don't they get sweaty and have to shower before going back to whatever it was they were doing before? I wouldn't have time to workout and shower, so the thought of a midday workout just confuses me.
__________________
Wendy
wendug is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-22, 04:10 PM  
edensmom
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Pacific NW
Morning. My energy level is best in the morning and my motivation is higher. I'm hit or miss with exercising after work. Most times I'm too tired and have so many things to do. My morning workouts give me a feeling of accomplishment and energize me. I have my coffee, workout, then eat and shower after.
I have zero interest in exercising in the evenings.
edensmom is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-22, 04:20 PM  
Izzy
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: West of Chicago in the Illinois Corn Belt
Early morning. I work two jobs and at least 3 days a week I don’t get home until after 7:30. Some days I can add an after or evening walk. Essentrics or yoga. If I don’t do something in the morning it’s not going to happen.
__________________
Mary
Izzy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-22, 04:30 PM  
rhbrand
 
rhbrand's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Evening for me.

I'm NOT a morning person. I worked night shift for years cause I'm a natural night owl, and my energy level is the highest after 6pm.
__________________
Check out my Blog Link in Profile on Home Page
rhbrand is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-22, 06:33 PM  
DCW
Registered User
 
Join Date: Dec 2016
Morning before work. I use to get up at 5:30 am to workout prior to Covid. Then i would get ready for work and drive to the office. Now that I work from home I workout later in the morning. On the days I am in the office i dont workout. 5:30 am is a deal breaker now.

While i am at home working i will walk at lunch. Its easy to jump in the shower at home. I prefer morning workouts because i feel that I've done something for myself. The rest of the day might be crazy but I got my workout done.. I like walking in the evening too.

Different strokes for different folks.
DCW is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
workout time of day

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:58 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
© 2009 Video Fitness