Fun morning routine.

[Shotokan-kez]

Yeah i guess your right Sohan, i will start to give it a go.

Kez x

[Shotokan-kez]

So would have a training routine in the morning give you more energy throughout the day? i'm often tired during the day without much energy. Could you suggest something small and easy to be getting on with?

Thanks

Kez

[Sohan]

So would have a training routine in the morning give you more energy throughout the day? i'm often tired during the day without much energy. Could you suggest something small and easy to be getting on with?

Thanks

Kez

SK, you may want to look at your diet and sleeping schedule. You sound like you might be sleep deprived and need an extra hour at night, or your diet may be deficient as well. Make sure you're getting enough quality nutrients and a sufficient caloric intake to support your activity level. Also, make sure you're getting a good post-workout meal after any exercise session to boost recovery.

If you want to train in the morning, I suggest going to bed a little earlier at the start, and keeping the workouts short and easy for a couple weeks until you get used to them, whether you run, cycle, lift weights, do MA, etc. Let your body adapt to the stress before you give it more.

With respect,

Sohan

[Shotokan-kez]

Unfortunatly you are right about my sleeping habbits and diet. I go bed quite late and have to get up early, i don't eat breakfast, just have a cup of coffee. Have a small lunch and small tea. I get full very quickly so don't eat much.

I will work on this though. Thanks for that.

[Havoc88]

I think a good morning routine is good for me too. Now, I get up at 6AM and take my train at 7AM to the university. Maby I can change it to getting up at 5.30AM and than go running half an hour before taking a shower and getting dessed.

Do you guy's do this every day, or just about three times a week, or maby even something else? I think that when I get it into my system to wake up an hour earlyer to exercise will really do me well.

Maby after a few weeks/2 months I can do something like this:

15 min running/cycling/rope jumping

15 min streching

20 minutes training kata/kihon

10 minutes streching

Than take a shower, get properly dressed and eat my first real meal.

One last question, what do you guy's eat before your morning workout? I do not think I can work out for an hour on an empty stomach or so.

Help would be greatly apreciated!

Tom

[Zapatista]

I don't eat before my morning workout. The reason being is I'm currently trying to lose weight and get into better shape and a lot of people and websites have said to work out before you eat because then you're burning fat and not calories from your breakfeast.

If you're not trying to lose weight, but you still can't do it on an empty stomach I'd suggest something small before your routine (maybe a protein bar or something like it) and then eat breakfeast afterwards.

I'm far from an expert on nutrition so I could be wrong, but that's what I would say.

[Canoe2fish]

Oh dear! Although these routines sound great i am defo not a morning person at all. I am the worlds worse to get out of bed let alone do exercise first thing. Maybe i should start making changes might make me feel better during the daytime.

SK, you just have to "train" yourself to be a morning person. I prepare my gear for the next day that night before and then get to bed earlier, even if it means missing out on TV---nothing really worthwhile happens after 10PM anyway. The next morning I down a big glass of water and maybe some OJ and then head for the door. Adopt a "just do it" attitude and after a while, your body will be fine with early-AM training.

With respect,

Sohan

Thats exactly what I do. I make my lunch the night before, and pack my gear (Work clothes) for the next day. All I have to do is get up, have a small bowl of cereal (Even that's half ready) and go.

I couldn't just get out of bed and excercise, so I decided to get dressed in my work-out clothes and drive my usual 30 min commute to the town I work in. By the time I hit town I'd be ready to go. After I grab a coffee and change / wash up at work.

[Canoe2fish]

I think a good morning routine is good for me too. Now, I get up at 6AM and take my train at 7AM to the university. Maby I can change it to getting up at 5.30AM and than go running half an hour before taking a shower and getting dessed.

Do you guy's do this every day, or just about three times a week, or maby even something else? I think that when I get it into my system to wake up an hour earlyer to exercise will really do me well.

Maby after a few weeks/2 months I can do something like this:

15 min running/cycling/rope jumping

15 min streching

20 minutes training kata/kihon

10 minutes streching

Than take a shower, get properly dressed and eat my first real meal.

One last question, what do you guy's eat before your morning workout? I do not think I can work out for an hour on an empty stomach or so.

Help would be greatly apreciated!

Tom

I started out by running short distances and pushing it a little further evey week. (Buy good running shoes!) I then started mixing in other excercises. After 5-6 weeks my routine was lasting 45 - 60 minutes a day.

I was told that you need to "fuel the train" by having a little something to eat (fruit, cereal etc..) which boosts the metabolizm giving energy to burn calories. (I can't back this claim up, just what I was told)

[Sohan]

Unfortunatly you are right about my sleeping habbits and diet. I go bed quite late and have to get up early, i don't eat breakfast, just have a cup of coffee. Have a small lunch and small tea. I get full very quickly so don't eat much.

I will work on this though. Thanks for that.

Try it for a week. Go to bed at 9 or 10, and get up early but have a glass of juice, and then exercise for about 20 minutes at a light intensity. Then get a good breakfast and skip the coffee (try decaf instead). Also, get a small morning snack about 3 hrs later, and then eat a decent lunch. Skimp on the later calories, but not the morning ones.

Do this for a week, and I guarantee it'll make a big difference...

With respect,

Sohan

[Sohan]

I think a good morning routine is good for me too. Now, I get up at 6AM and take my train at 7AM to the university. Maby I can change it to getting up at 5.30AM and than go running half an hour before taking a shower and getting dessed.

Do you guy's do this every day, or just about three times a week, or maby even something else? I think that when I get it into my system to wake up an hour earlyer to exercise will really do me well.

Maby after a few weeks/2 months I can do something like this:

15 min running/cycling/rope jumping

15 min streching

20 minutes training kata/kihon

10 minutes streching

Than take a shower, get properly dressed and eat my first real meal.

One last question, what do you guy's eat before your morning workout? I do not think I can work out for an hour on an empty stomach or so.

Help would be greatly apreciated!

Tom

I started out by running short distances and pushing it a little further evey week. (Buy good running shoes!) I then started mixing in other excercises. After 5-6 weeks my routine was lasting 45 - 60 minutes a day.

I was told that you need to "fuel the train" by having a little something to eat (fruit, cereal etc..) which boosts the metabolizm giving energy to burn calories. (I can't back this claim up, just what I was told)

I train in the AM every day. I just go to bed a little earlier and get up earlier. Mentally, I look at my morning run as "roadwork", and adopt a boxer's mentality for training. I find it very motivating.

As far as eating beforehand, since blood sugar is typically low in the morning, a glass of juice makes me much more productive in the workout. Depends on your stomach tolerance, but everyone could use some carbs to up their blood sugar in the AM.

With respect,

Sohan