10 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Exercise in the Morning

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any adjustments?</p><h1 id="f3e7">Have Your Gear Ready</h1><p id="50cb">Set out your gym clothes, socks, shoes and have your favorite exercise music playlist cued up and ready to go for when you wake up in the morning. Set your gear in a spot you will see right away and be reminded of your fitness goals.</p><h1 id="19e5">Fill Your Water Bottle Before Bed</h1><p id="636f">To keep your morning as simple as possible, and eliminate any possible excuse for not exercising in the morning, it is best to take all the “work” out of getting ready to workout. Fill your water bottle and put it in the fridge before you go to bed so all you have to do is grab it and run. (Pun intended)</p><p id="4e16" type="7">Take all the “work” out of getting ready to workout.</p><h1 id="bfba">Pack Your Gym Bag</h1><p id="9802">If you prefer to work out at the gym instead of at home, have everything you need (aside from your workout clothes) such as your gym membership card, towel, headphones, change of clothes etc. packed in your bag and set it next to the front door in the evening.</p><h1 id="74be">Set Your Alarm</h1><p id="0626">Make sure you set your alarm clock to allow you the extra time to workout before you get to your day, but be reasonable. If you know you won’t need to wake up until 6am to allow yourself extra time to get to the gym, don’t set it for 5:30, but on the other hand, make sure you provide yourself enough time so that you aren’t rushing and feeling stressed.</p><p id="73dc" type="7">Provide yourself enough time so that you aren’t rushing and feeling stressed.</p><h1 id="50f7">Get a Good Night’s Sleep</h1><p id="0ee6">It goes without saying that if you are exhausted when your alarm goes off, you definitely won’t want to get out of bed, let alone work up a sweat in the gym, so go to bed at a time that will allow you to get at least 8 hours of sleep.</p><h

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1 id="9b22">Plan Your Workout</h1><p id="6ad1">Hit the gym with a plan. You will want to make sure that it will be a workout you are actually going to enjoy doing. If you hate running, don’t plan to run on the treadmill for your full 30 minutes because you aren’t likely to keep this plan.</p><h1 id="d9f1">Tell People!</h1><p id="563b">Now, I don’t mean talk their ear off about it but for accountability’s sake, tell a couple of friends or family members about your plans to workout. You are more likely to keep your plan to workout in the morning if you feel accountable to the people you have told. I suggest telling people who’s thoughts and opinions you value.</p><h1 id="2499">Consistency is Key</h1><p id="34f7">It is much easier to stick to your new morning workout routine, when it is just that. Routine. Wake up, go to, and leave the gym at the same time each morning. It may be difficult at first, but your body and mind will thank you in the long-run.</p><p id="0042" type="7">Your body and mind will thank you in the long-run.</p><h1 id="d85e">Cut Out Excuses!!</h1><p id="3959">We can make a bazillion excuses as to to why we “can’t” workout today, but when you are really making it a point to start working out each morning, excuses should be unacceptable. Try telling yourself instead that it is not a priority for you to be healthy and see how that feels. Not great? Good! Now go get active!</p><p id="a123">I am definitely not saying that valid reasoning such as illness or family obligations like having a sick kid can’t pop up unexpectedly, but you can always postpone the workout to later in the day instead of skipping it entirely.</p><p id="8f36">Do you have a morning workout routine that you stick to? What are some suggestions you could give to other readers to help them get and stay motivated? Let us know in the comments below!</p></article></body>

It’s hard for some, but you should

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There are lots of really great reasons why we should start each day with a workout. Studies have shown that just 30 minutes of exercise in the morning will help you to feel more energized and productive; it will boost your levels of feel-good hormones serotonin, dopamine and endorphins to help you start the day off in a good mood, and better handle stress throughout the day. Early morning exercise can also help lower blood pressure, and believe it or not, help you sleep better at night.

Although there are many health benefits to exercising early in the morning before you jump feet first into your busy day, if you can’t make a morning workout routine work for you, that’s OK! Regular exercise holds numerous health benefits both physically and mentally, no matter what time of day you choose to work out. Let’s take a look at some of the ways that you can get, and stay motivated to exercise in the morning.

Start Small

Often times we get super excited about starting our new routine and want to jump right in, but we quickly become overwhelmed and end up quitting. Set yourself a goal of working out every morning for just one week. Look at it as an experiment, and assess your progress when you reach your goal. How did it fit into your schedule? Was it easy or difficult for you to make the time each morning? Were you doing exercises that you enjoy or was it a chore? Do you need to make any adjustments?

Fill Your Water Bottle Before Bed

To keep your morning as simple as possible, and eliminate any possible excuse for not exercising in the morning, it is best to take all the “work” out of getting ready to workout. Fill your water bottle and put it in the fridge before you go to bed so all you have to do is grab it and run. (Pun intended)

Take all the “work” out of getting ready to workout.

Set Your Alarm

Make sure you set your alarm clock to allow you the extra time to workout before you get to your day, but be reasonable. If you know you won’t need to wake up until 6am to allow yourself extra time to get to the gym, don’t set it for 5:30, but on the other hand, make sure you provide yourself enough time so that you aren’t rushing and feeling stressed.

Provide yourself enough time so that you aren’t rushing and feeling stressed.

Tell People!

Now, I don’t mean talk their ear off about it but for accountability’s sake, tell a couple of friends or family members about your plans to workout. You are more likely to keep your plan to workout in the morning if you feel accountable to the people you have told. I suggest telling people who’s thoughts and opinions you value.

Cut Out Excuses!!

We can make a bazillion excuses as to to why we “can’t” workout today, but when you are really making it a point to start working out each morning, excuses should be unacceptable. Try telling yourself instead that it is not a priority for you to be healthy and see how that feels. Not great? Good! Now go get active!

I am definitely not saying that valid reasoning such as illness or family obligations like having a sick kid can’t pop up unexpectedly, but you can always postpone the workout to later in the day instead of skipping it entirely.

Do you have a morning workout routine that you stick to? What are some suggestions you could give to other readers to help them get and stay motivated? Let us know in the comments below!