Drop the apple, rise-and-grinders: According to studies online, people that exercise early in the morning and workout before they eat for the day, burn more fat than people who eat beforehand or that workout in the afternoon or evening. But what if you’re the type of person who has a profound relationship with your snooze button? Here, a few tips to learn how to tackle exercise first thing in the AM.
Sleep in your gym gear
since your gym shorts or pants and sweatshirt are pretty comfortable already, why make an additional change before you exercise in the morning? Sleeping in your workout gear or working out in your pajamas may be beneficial as sometimes the extra 10 minutes it takes to get dressed is the difference between going to the gym or ditching it.
Wake up and smell the coffee
If you’re a coffee drinker, auto-set your coffee maker at night, before you go to bed. The smell of coffee energizes you, so the smell of brewing coffee in the morning will get you going before you get out of bed.
Stretch while sleepy-eyed
Hit the alarm and then start stretching in bed to wake up and skip a step later.
Set your alarm to blood-pumping beats
Are Rihanna and Gaga on your workout playlist? If that’s what livens you up, make a rockin’ song your wake-up call. Set your alarm to upbeat music. Fast-paced music gets us going and the heart rate moving.
Make it habitual
Don’t think of morning workouts as forever, which might be too intimidating to people just starting their morning workout. Just find a way to get up a few days in a row. The more you work out in the morning, the more you’ll get used to it. Schedule your morning workouts in the beginning of the week and stick to them!
Commit to a short workout
If you start feeling too tired at the start of your workout for a full hour, put in just a 15 good minutes instead. The shorter amount of time commitment will get you out of bed quicker, and chances are, you’ll stay for longer.
Drink up
While you’ll burn more fat working out on an empty stomach, still drink some water before hitting the gym. Put a glass of water by your bed and drink it first thing in the morning. Water energizes and refreshes the body, and gets you going early!