When do you workout?
I have committed myself to a race this year, my first one in over a year and have gotten back into a pretty good training routine (nothing formal just yet) and have switched back to working out around lunchtime again. Before that, I usually worked out right after taking my son to the bus stop. While this was convenient, I have found that by 2 or 3 pm I usually break down when it comes to my eating habits and go for that late afternoon sugar rush. I do incorporate working out as part of my whole day (one of the benefits of working from home) by doing push ups, sit-ups and plyometrics from time to time throughout the day (kind of like a smoke break for the healthy.)
However, I have found that with the noontime workout, I am much better about eating right. The thing is, I am pretty good all morning. I have a decent breakfast, followed by a snack around 10 or 11 (apple, almonds, something like that.) Then, I can go run or bike or whatever around 12:30, and be back in 45 minutes or so. Since my workout tends to suppress my appetite, I usually end up eating lunch around 2, which severely cuts down on my need for the sugar rush around 4 and I am fine until dinner.
What’s your preferred time to workout? I suppose, with some schedules, you have to take time whenever you can get it. I am always amazed by the dedication of the people who get up and run at 6 in the morning. I have tried it, but it just doesn’t work for me.
February 18th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
I have purposely tried the last few years to get in 3-4 days in a row before a break. I vary the amount of training each day to account for rest requirements but I cansciously try to keep the time of day variable as work allows. I havent gottent back to getiing up at 5 a.m. and be running by 5:10 but I will get up at 5:30 and be running by 7 a.m. some days, work out that night, hard bike ride or spin at lunch the next day for an hour at lunch. Long run the following evening, day off, etc. I try to keep it variable and plan for a 3 hour ride or a 10 mile run on the weekend as a goal.