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There are plenty of wealthy people who are unhealthy. Wake up at 4:30am and go for a run. You’re already accomplishing more at that point in the day than most

There are plenty of wealthy people who are unhealthy. Wake up at 4:30am and go for a run. You’re already accomplishing more at that point in the day than most wealthy people who are comfortably laying in bed. The hard thing is doing the thing. Just do, that’s it.

seeEllArr 1y ago
Don't wake up at 430 unless you went to bed early. A full night of sleep is crucially important.
- swat535 1y ago
  Yes, also exercising with lack of sleep has the opposite effect, especially if you are doing heavy lifting or anything like that.
kqr 1y ago
You seem to be forgetting that insufficient sleep is also unhealthy.
- almost_usual 1y ago
  Nope. I get 8-7.5hrs every night. I’m asleep within 15 minutes, zero screen time.
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  - kqr 1y ago
    I believe it is uncommon to have a schedule that allows a bedtime of 8.15 pm. Maybe I'm wrong.
    - xboxnolifes 1y ago
      Sure, but this is missing the point. It doesn't have to be 4:30am. It doesnt even need to be ~30 minutes earlier than you usually wake. Its any stretch of time you dedicate during the day to exercise.
  - swat535 1y ago
    How do you manage your life by being in bed at 8-9pm (latest) every day? What does your schedule look like?
    - almost_usual 1y ago
      Commute home starts at 4pm on the train, I work while on the train. Get home at 5pm, get dinner ready. Dinner cooked by 6-6:30pm usually done eating shortly after. Wind down starts at 7pm, do some miscellaneous things like dishes etc, take a hot shower. In bed by 8pm. I avoid driving as much as possible. I will always walk, run, ride a bike, or take public transit rather than drive. Driving is tremendously expensive when it comes to time.
- kaffekaka 1y ago
  This is important. I can't speak for GP obviously, but for many people who get up unusually early there is no doubt that it is about having "extra time", but it only means they sleep less than they should or that they simply shifted their sleep (ie no extra time). There is no free lunch and compromising sleep quality and amount is really a fool proof way into physical and mental issues.
- sevensor 1y ago
  I used this as an excuse for a long time, but it turns out it was just a way to prioritize television viewership in the evening over exercise in the morning. Your circumstances may differ of course.
aeve890 1y ago
>Wake up at 4:30am About that, what hours people that wake up at 4.30 am go to bed? If they're so conscious about their well being I'd assume at least 8 hours of sleep, so maybe they go to bed at... 8~9 pm? my question is what do they do to end their day at 9pm? If you work 9-5, you have just 4 hours left after work. Less if you commute, have dinner and a "go to be" routine of maybe 30 min. How about social life after work? Run errands? In my case, if I need to do anything out of my house it has to be after work hours (because almost everything is closed between 6am and 9am when I start work). So, what's the secret?
- marcusb 1y ago
  >So, what's the secret? There isn't one. Its a trade-off. I get up between 4:15 and 4:45 (depending on the day) to exercise. I go to bed between 9 and 10 pm (usually 9:30.) I exercise with a group of people, and that ends up being most of my socializing time. 5 - 9 is family time.
- almost_usual 1y ago
  I incorporate errands into my schedule. When I walk home from work from the train station I will stop by the local grocery store to pick up anything that is needed. My employer is fine with me working from the train to and from work. I get there early and I leave early. Weekends are arranged to buy other items in bulk. My bed time routine is probably 15 minutes of reading a book before I fall asleep.
- engeljohnb 1y ago
  I go to bed at 8-9pm and get up at 4:30. My fiance and I don't have kids. I'm sure this is the biggest factor to allow me to live by this schedule. Having a short commute helps a lot obviously, but I still was able to keep this schedule back when I had an hour commute. Back then, if we had even one errand to run after work, it was straight to bed when we got home, so we usually tried to keep errands to the weekend. Even if we had no errands, a lot of days we only had time to cook dinner and watch an episode of the Office. Now we have a 10min commute, so after work we have time for an errand or two, then go to the gym, then we can even watch movie or something before bed. I cook easy meals, things that don't take long and don't require more than a pot or a skillet. I don't mean microwave garbage or instant ramen either. I mean things like soups and beer-steamed sausage. However, this usually leads me to eating the same few meals over and over. If I ever want more variety, I meal-prep on the weekend. My fiance and I don't usually clean on weekdays. We probably live like slobs by some people's standards, but we're never more than 20min from a clean house. As for social life... All of our friends live too far away to see them on weekdays anyway.
YetAnotherNick 1y ago
> There are plenty of wealthy people who are unhealthy. No one said correlation is 1. It's just on average wealthy people live longer.
watwut 1y ago
Sleep matters great deal for the health. So does vitamin D from sun. Considering that, why the hell should people wake up at such absurd hour for run? And no, they won't get additional time with that, they will need to go to sleep sooner.
anal_reactor 1y ago
4:30 is that awkward time when people who haven't slept yet and people who are already awake meet.

seeEllArr 1y ago

Don't wake up at 430 unless you went to bed early. A full night of sleep is crucially important.

swat535 1y ago
Yes, also exercising with lack of sleep has the opposite effect, especially if you are doing heavy lifting or anything like that.

kqr 1y ago

You seem to be forgetting that insufficient sleep is also unhealthy.

almost_usual 1y ago
Nope. I get 8-7.5hrs every night. I’m asleep within 15 minutes, zero screen time.
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- kqr 1y ago
  I believe it is uncommon to have a schedule that allows a bedtime of 8.15 pm. Maybe I'm wrong.
  - xboxnolifes 1y ago
    Sure, but this is missing the point. It doesn't have to be 4:30am. It doesnt even need to be ~30 minutes earlier than you usually wake. Its any stretch of time you dedicate during the day to exercise.
- swat535 1y ago
  How do you manage your life by being in bed at 8-9pm (latest) every day? What does your schedule look like?
  - almost_usual 1y ago
    Commute home starts at 4pm on the train, I work while on the train. Get home at 5pm, get dinner ready. Dinner cooked by 6-6:30pm usually done eating shortly after. Wind down starts at 7pm, do some miscellaneous things like dishes etc, take a hot shower. In bed by 8pm. I avoid driving as much as possible. I will always walk, run, ride a bike, or take public transit rather than drive. Driving is tremendously expensive when it comes to time.
kaffekaka 1y ago
This is important. I can't speak for GP obviously, but for many people who get up unusually early there is no doubt that it is about having "extra time", but it only means they sleep less than they should or that they simply shifted their sleep (ie no extra time). There is no free lunch and compromising sleep quality and amount is really a fool proof way into physical and mental issues.
sevensor 1y ago
I used this as an excuse for a long time, but it turns out it was just a way to prioritize television viewership in the evening over exercise in the morning. Your circumstances may differ of course.

aeve890 1y ago

>Wake up at 4:30am About that, what hours people that wake up at 4.30 am go to bed? If they're so conscious about their well being I'd assume at least 8 hours of sleep, so maybe they go to bed at... 8~9 pm? my question is what do they do to end their day at 9pm? If you work 9-5, you have just 4 hours left after work. Less if you commute, have dinner and a "go to be" routine of maybe 30 min. How about social life after work? Run errands? In my case, if I need to do anything out of my house it has to be after work hours (because almost everything is closed between 6am and 9am when I start work). So, what's the secret?

marcusb 1y ago
>So, what's the secret? There isn't one. Its a trade-off. I get up between 4:15 and 4:45 (depending on the day) to exercise. I go to bed between 9 and 10 pm (usually 9:30.) I exercise with a group of people, and that ends up being most of my socializing time. 5 - 9 is family time.
almost_usual 1y ago
I incorporate errands into my schedule. When I walk home from work from the train station I will stop by the local grocery store to pick up anything that is needed. My employer is fine with me working from the train to and from work. I get there early and I leave early. Weekends are arranged to buy other items in bulk. My bed time routine is probably 15 minutes of reading a book before I fall asleep.
engeljohnb 1y ago
I go to bed at 8-9pm and get up at 4:30. My fiance and I don't have kids. I'm sure this is the biggest factor to allow me to live by this schedule. Having a short commute helps a lot obviously, but I still was able to keep this schedule back when I had an hour commute. Back then, if we had even one errand to run after work, it was straight to bed when we got home, so we usually tried to keep errands to the weekend. Even if we had no errands, a lot of days we only had time to cook dinner and watch an episode of the Office. Now we have a 10min commute, so after work we have time for an errand or two, then go to the gym, then we can even watch movie or something before bed. I cook easy meals, things that don't take long and don't require more than a pot or a skillet. I don't mean microwave garbage or instant ramen either. I mean things like soups and beer-steamed sausage. However, this usually leads me to eating the same few meals over and over. If I ever want more variety, I meal-prep on the weekend. My fiance and I don't usually clean on weekdays. We probably live like slobs by some people's standards, but we're never more than 20min from a clean house. As for social life... All of our friends live too far away to see them on weekdays anyway.

YetAnotherNick 1y ago

> There are plenty of wealthy people who are unhealthy. No one said correlation is 1. It's just on average wealthy people live longer.

watwut 1y ago

Sleep matters great deal for the health. So does vitamin D from sun. Considering that, why the hell should people wake up at such absurd hour for run? And no, they won't get additional time with that, they will need to go to sleep sooner.

anal_reactor 1y ago

4:30 is that awkward time when people who haven't slept yet and people who are already awake meet.