The Early Bird....

I am very much a morning person and I must confess, I'm addicted to exercising in the morning. This revelation comes as no surprise to the people who have known and trained with me for a while. My passion (and it is a passion) for morning training has it's roots in my pragmatic approach to just about everything that I do. In other words, it's just easier for me to get it done in the morning as opposed to the evenings.

Now I understand that everyone isn't like me and that ultimately, the objective is to just exercise whether in the morning or evening, but there may be an added benefit to training earlier in the day.

Rob's Reasons for Morning Exercising

• Morning exercising jump starts your metabolism, helping your body to burn more fat and calories throughout the day. Provided you don't eat a burger and fries for lunch everyday.
• Exercising in the morning tends to energize you throughout the day.
• Consider this, if exercising is to be made a priority in your healthy lifestyle, what better way to ensure that it gets done than to do it in the morning?
• Exercising in the morning puts your body on a natural alarm clock schedule. Helping to regulating your body's endocrine system and circadian rhythms.
• Research has shown that exercise itself increases mental acuity. Exercising in the morning helps you to harness that added brainpower earlier in the day.
• Studies show that people who exercise in the mornings, tend to make better food choices throughout the day.
• Morning exercise creates a sense of accomplishment. "I do more before 9am than most people........" Anyway, you know the rest.

So consider training in the morning. The gyms tend to be less crowded. Morning exercise allows you to start your day running and in my opinion, it just plain feels good. Thanks for your ear and keep reading!