Exercise: Morning, Noon, or Night?

Do you exercise in the morning, mid-day, or at night?

Personally, I would love to work out more mid-day, but work and scheduling conflicts make sure that it's not an option. Evening workouts are good, but the gym is often super packed and I'm someone who likes to work out in solitude and without having to wait for the equipment I need.

Where does this leave me (and many of you)? Morning workouts. Can I get a groan from all of you fellow non-morning-people out there?

There are ways to turn us night owls into morning exercisers without too much pain, but it will take some work. Shape Magazine has seven steps to help us move up our workout routine earlier in the day:

1. Slowly start moving up your bedtime
2. Determine a realistic strategy for success
3. Plan to fail
4. Psych (or bribe) yourself up
5. Build a motivating A.M. mix (perhaps our last blog post can help)
6. Share your plans on social media
7. Prepare for a painless pre-and-post workout

Check over all the details and explanation in the Shape slideshow.

So what kind of exerciser are you? Morning, noon, or night?