Why Morning Workouts May Work Better Than Others

I started today off with a 16 minute HWR workout of a majority of bodyweight exercises, with the lone exception of doing some dumbbell curls as the finish. It was a mix of jumping jacks, bodyweight squats, push-ups, lunges, Spider-Man climbs, and TRX Rows (bodyweight rows on straps, but I subbed in the curls since I don't have a place for straps in my workout area).

I thought of riding the bike last night, but like what other people go through, you have a down spell now and then and you have a tough time fighting through it. I've been there, I know what it is like. 

This past year since June, I've had a lot of down spells.  Suffering through the loss of my wife has been very difficult some days.  I've used exercise to get me through some spells, but other times, exercise just doesn't feel like the right answer.  Maybe it was easier when it was nice outside and an evening bike ride was the right recipe for it.  Now my option is either a really cold bike ride on the fat bike, or the indoor bike and Netflix.

However, I do feel exercise, at any level, is great in the mornings to do, for someone like me who battles these feelings.  A morning workout will at least give me a physical and mental boost for the day and help get me started on a good note for the rest of it.  I know this may not be ideal with others, since they may not be 'a morning person', as they say. There is nothing wrong with evening workouts if that works better for you. 

One key advantage I see with morning workouts is that it hardly changes. Usually, each morning is generally the same for people.  You wake up, you prepare for the day, go to work, and then evening times could be jumbled around.  You may have a ball game to go to, or a kid's concert or sports practice to pick them up. Maybe you have to help a neighbor with something. Maybe something in your house needs 3 hours of attention.  You just never know what may come up later in the day that changes plans for the night.  That's why I think morning routines tend to fit better and stick better with most people who try them.  Generally, when I did my own fitness training business, my morning attendance of clients was higher it seemed, compared to after-work appointments.  Why? Because most cancellations would start with 'something came up'.

I'm not trying to tell you when to workout, but I'm just telling you what I've experienced.

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