Nothing better then that morning ritual to set the tone and your mood, to ignite you, energize you and empower you for your big day – Nothing like infusing your day with a little intense morning workout.
I was at my gym this morning, bright and early at 6am sharp. It had been almost two weeks since I had walked through those doors, a 14 day hiatus to rest my body both mentally and physically. I needed it bad. EVERYONE needs a hiatus like that once in a while. I was a little rusty at the start, but then got full swing into it. Pumping out reps and sets as I made my way through my newly created exercise program – Wow what a feeling! You just can’t beat it. I could feel my entire body rejuvenate itself. As I left the gym, I felt like I was walking on air. Cloud nine baby!
What infuses you? What makes you spring out of bed early in the morning and what fuels you throughout your VERY busy, VERY important day?
For years I would train in the evenings, leaving the daily workout till well after 6pm when the workday was done. My energy levels were low, no matter how hard my day was or was not. My motivation was weak, the busyness and stress of that day sidetracked my focus and diminished my intensity levels for the workout I was about to execute. Out of 5 planned/scheduled workout days, I may have honestly only hit 3, maybe 4 on a good week. My training was not going anywhere worth mentioning and nowhere worth noticing. I needed to switch it up, I needed to dig deeper and take it up to another level. Change the game and ensure that I was getting the MOST out of the effort and time that I was putting into my visits at the gym. So I decided to stand on the shoulders of giants – people who have effectively and successfully been training for years. Mentors, people to look up to, those who could offer me advice, inspiration and guidance as I looked to up my health and wellbeing status.
Among many invaluable pieces of wisdom shared with me – none could have been more valuable than the strong suggestion of switching my training to early morning. I was warned, at first it will be tough, your body will have to adjust and get used to it. But once you are rolling, you will become addicted, you will not have it any other way. Morning workouts will be your caffeine, they will fuel you for your day and will help you build more muscle, burn more fat and sleep like a baby at night.
