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> I’ve touched on why I find working out in the morning to be especially beneficial, but I would recommend working out at a time where you know you can be consi
by buddydvd 14y ago
> I’ve touched on why I find working out in the morning to be especially beneficial, but I would recommend working out at a time where you know you can be consistent; if you try to vary your workout daily according to your schedule you’re going to be way more likely to skip it.
Yes, do find a time where you know you can be consistent. I run daily and, having tried different schedules, I find that running at 11pm allows me to achieve very good consistency (I've ran 1,500 miles in the past two years and the last time I skipped a day was back in February and that was because I caught the flu.) One problem with running in the morning is that if you oversleep, you'll likely want to skip it.
In addition to finding the right schedule, I recommend living near a gym, as that will help you avoid making excuses to skip days. I live at a place where there's 24/7 access to the gym and that helped a lot.
- carbocation 14y agoI wish you'd write this up and submit. You say it so casually and yet it's an epic achievement!
- buddydvd 14y agoThank you. I'll do that.
- tedmiston 14y agoMornings were similarly not realistic for me. I've switched to a "midday" workout which for me comes at 5 pm every day. Currently doing 15-20 mins on the elliptical every weekday. My goal is to ease up to 30 mins daily. The benefit gained from 5*30 = 2.5 hrs / week is so much more than I could effectively accomplish putting that extra time into code.