My husband and I have been waking up early to workout before we go off to work. He goes to a near-by gym and I prefer my home-workout DVD's. I need to clarify what I mean by early, because I know that people have various ideas of what early means. When certain people claim that they have "slept in", I don't know where they mean that they woke up at 7:00 instead of 5:00, or if they rolled themselves out of bed at 2:00 pm. I like to be at work at about 7:15 each morning. My workout takes about 45 minutes, and I have an unwavering need to watch an episode of Friends on Netflix before I hit the road. Then adding in my preparation time, I wake up at 4:15.
A lot of people think that I'm nuts- why on earth would I wake up at 4:15 when I could wake up 2 hours later, still get to work on time and then just workout after I get home from work? There are so many reasons.
1. Afterwork, the chances of my actually working out are cut in half. I'm tired at that point, and don't feel like doing anything.
2. At 4:15 am, I don't know whats going on enough to second guess doing it. I'm done before I'm even fully awake.
3. You won't believe it until you try it, but there is an amazing ENERGY BOOST. I'm not kidding, I am not even tired after work anymore. In fact, I've been running 2.5 miles when I get home just because I have excess energy. You might be rolling your eyes at me right now, but don't knock it till you try it! You will surprise yourself.
4. It's better for you metabolism- your body will burn fat at a faster rate all day long.
5. The sunrise. Oh, that beautiful sunrise. I never want to miss another one by "sleeping in".
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