Why Exercise in the Morning?

Everyone knows that exercising daily is important for your all around health.  So why get out of bed earlier than you need to before work or whatever you have going on for the day and get in a good workout?  Whether it's an hour long high intensity workout and just a 10 minute walk, exercising in the morning has many great benefits!  By waking up just a half hour or hour earlier each day you can start your day off on the right foot.  Here are just a few of the great benefits of choosing a morning workout...

1.  You're sure to get your workout in!  A lot of the time when you say you'll work out later in the day or in the evening it ends up never happening!  Things come up, we get busy and for some reason a sweat session is one of the first things we let slip through the cracks.  By getting up early and working out you're sure to get it in.  Then that's one less thing you have to worry about finding time in your busy schedule later in the day. 

2.  You'll feel more energized for the day!  Believe it or not, by waking up an hour earlier you'll have more energy throughout the day.  Contrary to popular belief exercise doesn't make you tired, it actually creates more energy in your body.  Have you ever tried to fall asleep right after a good workout?  Kinda hard isn't it?  Your blood's pumping and you're just laying in bad awake! 

3.  You'll help boost your weight loss!  Working out in the morning help boost weight loss for several reasons.  Exercising speeds up your metabolism and keeps it elevated for up to 24 hours, so you're buring claories all day long!  Just because you woke up a little earlier!  Also, when you workout in the morning before you've had any intake of food your body will be forced to use up stored calories and lose more weight!! 

4.  You'll have a healthier mindset for the rest of the day!  When you're doing one big thing to help you be healthier, you'll want to continue that on throughout the day.  It'll help you make better choices about what you eat and other small things that you never give much thought to...like taking the stairs instead on the elevator or parking and walking instead of waiting on a front row spot.  Every choice we make can affect our health in amazing ways and give that extra push to being healthy.

The benefits of exercising are endless!  I love my morning workouts and definitely recommend it to everyone!  At first you'll be tired, but once you get used to getting up and exercising you'll have so much more energy you won't know what to do with it!  So set that alarm earlier and get your butt moving!!!