When the alarm went off at 4:50 this morning, for a brief
moment I thought, this isn’t going to work, and I almost went back to sleep. It
would have been so easy too. Just reset
my alarm and wake up in another 40 minutes.
In the end I couldn’t do it and I got up. It was hard.
I changed and hit the pavement running in almost complete
dark I made my way around the neighborhood.
I think I ran harder in the morning or maybe it was just me running from street light to street light quicker. Bottom line is this, it sucked and I hated
it. I just want to sleep. I know that with an attitude like that it will
make the next 20 days rough but it’s the truth.
I know you agree with me or else you would be doing AM exercise also.
To help me in my quest I checked a book from the library
about morning exercise. It said, “Never
run on an empty stomach,” and recommended eating breakfast before working
out. I can’t do that. I do have to have breakfast in the
morning but I am good for about an hour after I wake up, much longer than that I
turn into a beast. Maybe it’s just me,
but running on a full stomach after breakfast seems like a bad idea. The book even recommended eating more
according to how long you plan on working out.
Conventional wisdom say that you shouldn’t swim after
eating because you might cramp up and drown. Doesn’t stand to reason you could
do the same running? Maybe not drowning,
but what if you cramp up and fall hit your head and die. The outcome is the same. No thanks I will run on my empty
stomach.
Other benefits listed with AM cardio are:
Increased awareness.
The only think I am aware of right now is how tired I am. I got up before 5, the sun wasn’t even up.
After burn. Your body continues to burn fat at an
accelerate rate after your workout. What
this means is that you are really hungry all day long.
Heightened mood.
Morning cardio is supposed to put you in a good mood all day. I’m not saying it won’t but I don’t know if
staying in bed would not have been better for my mood.
To make matters even more confusing do a little research
on AM cardio. There is a lot of
conflicting information out there. My
library book says not to on an empty stomach, while I found others that
recommend AM cardio for that very reason, exercising on an empty stomach is
beneficial. I think I will make the scale
be the judge of that. Currently I am
losing a little more than a pound a week.
If I drop a big number weight wise this week it would make getting up
easier in the morning, after all there will be less of me move.
The best part is 4:50 is not early enough. Tomorrow I will get up at 4:30. Who is with
me?
Daily Recap:
Matt – AM Jog (30 Minutes)
Kelly – AM Speed Walk (1 Hour)
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