You may or may not remember when I posted about my HORRIBLE experience with an early morning pre-work run.
Well, surprise, surprise, surprise (are you hearing Gomer Pyle's voice here :))
A friend was extolling the virtues and benefits of running before work so after missing yet another after-work run 'cause I was too tired ... I got up the next morning at 6:00 and went out at 6:20 for a 5k run.
I have to say, people, it was a near religious experience! My run was a bit slow, but the sun was out, the birds were chirping, and morning people, I discovered, are SMILEY!! They all grin at you and say "good morning" in very cheery voices ~ weird. That's not necessarily the case with late afternoon people and certainly not in-the-dark evening runners.
I was also euphorically surprised to find that I had TONS of energy ALL day long! Huh? What happened last time?
I'm going to try very very hard to get up and run before work TWO mornings a week. Then my plan is to sustain that habit through the summer holidays, right through 'til October and then hopefully this habit will be well-established by the time I have to run in the morning darkness and rain.
To motivate myself and anyone else who needs it, I searched on-line for the benefits of early morning running.
Here you go:
1. Weight Loss: Some experts believe that you can lose more weight if you exercise before eating breakfast. If you kick-start your body's metabolism early in the day, it keeps going longer and burns off more fat. Also, if your stomach is empty your body is forced to burn calories from your fat stores rather than your now very low carb stores.
2. Convenience: The run is done! You don't have to worry about fitting it in later in the day when you are busy and/or tired.
3. Cleaner and Cooler: The air is cooler so you can run further, especially in the summer. And if you live in a big city, there's a lot less pollution to breathe in.
4. Stress relief: For some people, running in the peace and quiet of the morning amps up the stress-relief you get from running at other times of the day.
5. Energy Enhancing: Hopefully you will feel energetic all day long :)
Don't forget to ease into your run with a gentle warm-up and stay in safe areas. I won't be running in wooded parks early in the morning....there just aren't enough people around for me to feel totally safe. Also, I'm afraid of cougars :)) Don't laugh ~ they wander into town every summer and they like to eat in the morning and evening!
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