Fitness Cure

I’ve been running every morning this week! I wanted to switch up my workouts and spark my metabolism to move! My goal is to run 2-3 miles per day as well as train at night sometimes.

Here is my Top 6 Tips to start running in the morning.

1) Sleep Early. I am a big owl at night…so in order for me to wake at 6am, the rule of thumb is that midnight I NEED to be in bed with my eyes closed. 11pm is my warning hour. When you awake, you will have energy to get up and get going…so this is a very obvious advice, but a really easy one to overlook.

2) Lay your workout clothes out the night before. Of course, this goes back to preparation, preparation, preparation! As soon as I get up, I take my pills, I put on my jogging sweats and I’m on the treadmill or outside within 10 minutes.

3) Don’t think, just Move! I don’t lay in bed for more than 2 minutes contemplating my day, my tasks or my dreams…I just say a quick prayer for strength and I GO! Sometimes we can OVERTHINK ourselves and then ALL OF A SUDDEN be pressed for time or become less motivated. Don’t think – just go!

4) Keep a running calendar on your wall. That will motivated you! I am a very visual person who constantly needs to see reinforcement of what I am doing. I hate to see blank spots so it motivates me to have none!

5) Create a routine you will look forward to. I really like to listen to music. So I have certain music that motivates me when I train in the morning. I know that for my 20 minute workouts, I only need around 6 really good songs. After I train, I usually stretch, then cook my meals for the day, then update this site, then I’m off!

6) Create rewards. I like to eat a nice breakfast in the morning when I know that I’ve trained early. I also don’t have to train at night sometimes – if I know I trained in the morning…there are simple rewards I give myself for being a disciplined runner – but the biggest reward is weight loss!

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