Anonymous wrote:If you go to bed that early, why not workout in the mornings? Particularly if it's only temporary. I wake up at 4 to workout (and still get beat by a few of my friends!) and vastly prefer it over a late evening workout. Regardless, why not try it both ways and see what works best.

How do you manage your evenings so that you get enough sleep. I currently get up early to work out, and would love to get up even earlier, but struggle with getting to bed before 11pm.

If you go to bed that early, why not workout in the mornings? Particularly if it's only temporary. I wake up at 4 to workout (and still get beat by a few of my friends!) and vastly prefer it over a late evening workout. Regardless, why not try it both ways and see what works best.

DH does it. He gets home from work 7-8ish. and will go after saying goodnight to the kids. We then eat dinner at 9pm.

I don't know how he does it. Sometimes it is a run around the neighborhood. We live 2 blocks from our gym--so sometimes he goes there.

He WAH on Fridays so can go to his boxing gym at a normal time then.

PErsonally, nighttime/evening was my preferred workout time pre-kids. I am not a 'morning' person. I can't get moving until later in the day. I did read some people have pre-set times for optimum performance. But- I have been able to re-train myself some. I WAH so I know have to get the workouts in prior to school pick up and work meetings...which means I now am 7:30-8am sometimes. rough for me!!

I couldn't do it. I actually had to be finished working out by 8pm though ideally 7:30 pm, otherwise I'm awake, staring at the walls all night. But try it - see how it works for you.

A shower helps me wind down after evening workouts.

For the first time in my life, I have been working out regularly (4-5 days/week for the past 9 months) and I really want to continue the progress. However, my work schedule and commute changed this week and due to a combination of my/my husband's schedule, the only time I'll be able to fit in a workout is after 9pm. I have examined all possible early morning, lunchtime, and early evening options, and none will be possible for at least the next two months.

I'm not a night owl and prefer to be in bed by 10, up between 5:30 and 6:00, so I'm not thrilled about this. I'm also concerned about how eating dinner around 7 will impact my workout as it tends to be the only meal I don't eat on the fly. I'm training for a race so at a minimum, my workouts will consist of running 3-5 miles and some strength training. Is this even doable? Am I going to be up all night on endorphins?