alternately titled: the longest blog title ever
So. I had a nice, snazzy little post written out once already today.
I managed to delete the entire thing when I was about 5 minutes away from publishing. This means I had already edited and everything and was basically giving it a final gloss-over before hitting “post to blog”.
!$%^&*
There is nothing that frustrates me more than the fact that I am an idiot and don’t periodically save documents in the middle of them. This is entirely my fault… ok and Live Writer’s… how I managed to delete an entire post from existence with no way to bring it back from the dead is just beyond me.
rant over.
You can thank Heidi for this post even existing because I just can’t say no to her.
Anyways. Yesterday was not a good day for me. I woke up in a fog, managed to crawl out of bed and do some things around the house, throw in a k-cup and then crawl back onto the couch until I absolutely had to leave for work.
I stayed in this funk all day yesterday. At work I was irritated and unmotivated, and I stayed this way right up until I threw myself onto the treadmill for 20 minutes. I don’t even think I came to until about minute 18 of my 20 minute jaunt. (by jaunt I mean walk, by the way).
This morning was a complete 180.
I woke up and forced myself out of bed and onto the treadmill to walk/run. I had coffee, checked emails, showered and put on adult clothes (a big step, I always wear t-shirts to work), and generally went through my morning quite happily.
I was productive at work, in a good mood, and have managed to cross the majority of the things I need to do off my to-do list.
So what is the point of this otherwise pointless post, I’m sure you’re wondering.
The only differing factor between yesterday and today was that I worked out in the morning.
I’ve been a longtime advocate of morning workouts and this is a prime example why. It is absolutely incredible to me how much of a difference breaking a sweat in the morning makes. I know everyone says that they can’t get up and workout in the mornings, and maybe you truly can’t because of time constraints, but if you can do it!
And if you need more reasons other than a phenomenal mood boost, try these:
- you start off the day already knocking off an item on your to-do list
- you jumpstart your metabolism
- you are more alert because you’ve already gotten your blood pumping
- it’s DONE.
Those are all really scientific reasons, promise.
Do you notice a difference when you work out in the mornings?
I really do wish I could workout in the morning. Unlucky for me, I already wake up at 5am just to get to work on time.
Yeah I wouldn’t wake up any earlier than 5 either, I feel that!
I’m with Heidi, I’m up at 5:30 anyways and I get more satisfaction from knowing I got the dishwasher running than working out. I’m definately a night worker outer.
I am just a morning person in general. I like getting up early and going to bed early. Geeze I’m old.
I hate morning workouts. They make me CRAZY hungry all day. It’s nice to have it done and I’m definitely more awake, but then I crash by lunch. So I gotta stick to evenings.
/morning hater
Sadly I am hungry all day regardless as to if I work out in the morning or not. I have noticed that if I work out at night I am ravenous in the morning when I wake up though.
Funny you should talk about deleting posts…I was just going through my drafts to schedule one that I worte a few days ago. I started it last week and saved it. Finished it yesterday. Today I was completing drafts and putting them on the schedule, and I couldn’t find this one. No idea what happened since I def had saved it last week, and you can’t delete from the draft page and it periodically saves itself. WTF?!?!
WTF!! Why does it do that?!?! Ugh sorry you had to deal with that too!
I love the idea of morning workouts, but they just don’t work for me. I keep wanting them to, and I’ll probably keep trying occasionally, but for now (and maybe forever), night workouts are for me.
Yeah, I get that some people can’t do morning workouts, but they definitely are the best option for me! If I could work out in the morning and night without killing myself I probably would just because when I work out at night I get to let go of the stress of the day.
I am the same way! I am been feeling in the biggest funk lately as well, blah I hate that feeling.
:-/ hope you get out of it!! <3
I absolutely get it! I am the exact same way. If I don’t run first thing in the morning, I am useless the rest of the day!
I’m glad it’s not just me!
i had started reading a book: Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain which talked about how students did better in classes after they worked out in the morning before them. I wasn’t able to read all of it before being sent to a month long training (Montessori boot camp if you will) so I haven’t had much free reading time (other than blogs of course!)
I’ve heard that theory too, and I completely agree with it. Interesting book, I’ll have to look into that one!!
I go back and forth. I do LOVE the feeling I have when I work out in the morning. BUT! I also feel as though I can’t push myself as hard because I am typically pretty dehydrated and I don’t like to eat much before morning workouts. I want to try to start morning workouts again for this next training cycle. Help me stay on track with threatening tweets?
YOU GOT IT!
I read this last night and went to bed with intentions of getting in that morning workout — and it didn’t happen. But I was SO motivated. Ha ha.
I totally agree with this post though – because now I have to ramp up that energy after a long day of staring at the computer and while the sleep was great – I really should have just gotten my ass out of bed!
Hahahaha you make me laugh. I always think sleep is better right up until it’s time to hit the gym after work. Then I regret that extra 30 minutes to an hour of sleep.
haha that happens to you always! But yes, I’ve been trying to work out when I wake up but it’s so hard because I’m so sleepy! how do you even know what you’re doing is beyond me!
Haha I know what you mean, but at least it wakes you up!
I’m totally a night worker-outer and believe in not waking up a second earlier than necessary, but this summer for my runs I have to be a morning worker-outer. I actually have noticed an increase in alertness and energy, even on non-workout days by getting into a morning run rhythm. Took a few miserable weeks, though.
You are so right. This morning was one I didn’t get out for exercise and the world just simply isn’t right.