Comment by Etheryte
2 years ago
Okay, but now you're going to the gym at 5:30 in the morning. For everyone who isn't an early bird, that's literal torture. In other words, it's nice if that works for you, but this is not really generalizable.
2 years ago
Okay, but now you're going to the gym at 5:30 in the morning. For everyone who isn't an early bird, that's literal torture. In other words, it's nice if that works for you, but this is not really generalizable.
Going to the gym at 5:30am is torture for everyone. I’m not some weirdo who enjoys getting out of my warm bed and going out into the cold and dark to pick up weights. I do it precisely because it’s hard. The workout that happens in the gym is great, but the real workout happens in my head every time I have to tell myself to get up and go.
I was a big time night owl before we had kids. Now, I get up without an alarm around 5-5:30 most days and am able to fall asleep around 10.
I don’t mind the change at all and don’t think it’s impossible for most people to habituate themselves to a different schedule.
I'm not an early bird. I work out with a group at start times between 4:45 and 5:45 AM five days a week. Most of the other people I work out with are also not early birds. We workout early in the morning because that is the only time of day where we don't have other demands on our time.
Nobody is being tortured (literally or figuratively) and it is highly generalizable.
Meh. Anyone can get used to it after a while. A little torture is good for you.