{"id":45815,"date":"2016-05-24T11:15:29","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T15:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=45815"},"modified":"2021-11-18T06:47:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T11:47:29","slug":"how-to-get-out-of-bed-in-the-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/lifestyle\/how-to-get-out-of-bed-in-the-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Get-Out-of-Bed Tricks from Fitness Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Pond5<\/a><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whether you\u2019re an early bird<\/a> or a \u2018wake-up-at-noon\u2019 sort of person, there are times when getting up with the sun to work out can feel far less appealing than burrowing deeper into your bed. That\u2019s why we asked 15 fitness professionals what they <\/em>do to avoid getting stuck in their sheets when they should be sweating it out. Soak up these creative ways to fight stay-in-bed temptation \u2014\u00a0and add \u2018em to your Pinterest board<\/a> for when you need extra inspiration.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How I Lost 130 Pounds the Healthy Way<\/a><\/p>\n

15 Ways to Get Out of Bed Every Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1. Post it for the world to see.
\n<\/strong>\u201cI hold myself accountable via social media. For example, I’ve made it a goal to do weekly morning swim sessions over the winter, so I post an Instagram shot<\/a> each week when I’ve completed my morning pool workout<\/a>. It’s a small thing, but it makes a big difference when it comes to getting out of bed for early morning workouts.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Jennifer Hellickson, <\/em>KineticFix.com<\/em><\/a> blogger<\/em><\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> Burn Fat, Build Muscle: 3 Killer Circuit Training Workouts<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>2.\u00a0<\/strong>Blast those alarms.
\n<\/strong>\u201cI purposefully have my alarm clock timed so that once I hit snooze three times, my iPhone alarm will also go off. Then, once I have both of my alarms blaring at me, I\u2019m forced to go across the room \u2014 I keep my iPhone far from the bed \u2014 and shut them off. It wakes me up and gets me out of bed every time. \u2013 Michael Silverman, PT, MSPT, director of rehabilitation and wellness at <\/em>Northern Westchester Hospital\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How This Man Lost 100 Pounds, One Small Change at a Time<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n3. Unleash the FOMO.
\n<\/strong>\u201cI picture my competition rise ‘n grinding, too! Or I think of all of those times I couldn\u2019t work out due to injury or illness, and how I would have given anything in those moments to be able to move my bod! That always gets me moving.\u201d \u2013 <\/em>Ellen Wexler<\/em><\/a>, Ironman triathlete and Kona finisher<\/em><\/p>\n

4. Snap out of it with the right song.
\n<\/strong>\u201cI like to have a good workout or motivation song<\/a> play to wake me up. I pick a song that really makes my hair stand up and makes me want to start doing push-ups right there in my PJs.\u201d \u2013 Thomas Konefal, <\/em>DavidBartonGym<\/em><\/a> Astor Place training manager<\/em><\/p>\n

5. Build a support squad.
\n<\/strong>\u201cI make my morning workouts by staying accountable to others. If you have a friend who is counting on you, you will be much less likely to cancel.\u00a0Plus, exercise buddies<\/a> can make morning workouts so much for fun so that you really look forward to them.\u201d \u2013 Bonnie Micheli, co-founder of <\/em>Shred415<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> Buddy Up: The 3 Minute Ab Workout You Can Do with a Friend<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Take it one day at a time.
\n<\/strong>\u201cInstead of trying to become a morning person<\/a> overnight, I ease into the morning wake-ups by setting my alarm 10 minutes earlier for a week, then another 10 minutes for a week, and so on until I get to my desired wake-up time. It\u2019s still not easy, I don\u2019t always pop out of bed unfazed by the pre-dawn hour, but it definitely helps.\u201d \u2013<\/em> Sarah Evans<\/em><\/a>, C.P.T., personal trainer and running coach <\/em><\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> From Sedentary to Hiking Yosemite: How I Got Fit with Daily Burn<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n7. See it to believe it.
\n<\/strong>\u201cI do a quick one- to three-minute mediation<\/a> the night before to prepare my mind to get excited for my morning workout. I visualize the workout, how I\u2019ll feel once I get into it, and the benefits I\u2019ll reap from the workout.\u201d \u2013 Christa King, founder of <\/em>Fitlandia<\/em><\/a> and life coach<\/em><\/p>\n

8. Cue up coffee cravings.
\n<\/strong>\u201cI pre-set my coffee maker to go off 10 minutes before I want to get going. It slowly wakes me up with the delicious smell of brewing coffee<\/a>, which entices me out of bed before my alarm can even go off. Then I swig down a cup of java before hitting my workout! Perfect way to get energized and maximize a morning sweat session.\u201d \u2013 Megan Landrum, R.D., C.P.T., personal trainer and co-founder of\u00a0Zest Nutrition<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

9. Set up for success.
\n<\/strong>\u201cI get everything ready the night before so I can sleep in as long as possible and\u00a0still make it to the gym. The night before, I write out a rough idea of what I am doing training-wise, get my coffee ready to go, select my music, and set out my clothes. I find that if I need to make a bunch of decisions first thing in the morning, the odds of me getting to the gym plummet.\u201d \u2013<\/em>\u00a0Mike T. Nelson<\/em><\/a>, Ph.D., C.S.C.S., exercise physiologist <\/em><\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> The 5-Minute Back Workout You Can Do Without Weights<\/a><\/p>\n

10. Turn in on time.
\n<\/strong>\u201cIf I\u2019m going to get up early, I know I need to go to bed that much earlier<\/a>. It isn’t realistic to expect myself to pop out of bed and have an energetic and productive workout after five hours of sleep.\u201d \u2013 <\/em>Grant Weeditz, C.S.C.S., trainer <\/em>Anatomy at 1220<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\n11. Think about the good day ahead.
\n<\/strong>\u201cI think about how it’s a new day and a new opportunity to get better. And how mad I’ll be later if I don’t do it.\u201d \u2013 <\/em>Melissa Christensen<\/em><\/a>, Ironman triathlete<\/em><\/p>\n

12. Set your eye on the prize.
\n<\/strong>\u201cI set rewards for myself. For instance, I\u2019ll tell myself that if I hit all of my morning workouts, then come\u00a0Sunday\u00a0I\u2019ll buy that item of clothing I\u2019ve had my eyes on or those headphones I saw someone in the gym wearing and loved.\u201d \u2013 <\/em>Nick Hounslow<\/em><\/a>, personality on E!\u2019s <\/em>Hollywood Cycle<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How Eating Clean Helped This Mom Lose More Than 30 Pounds<\/a><\/p>\n

13. Keep the peace.
\n<\/strong>\u201cMy husband kicking me saying, \u2018Your alarm keeps going off and is going to wake the kids\u2019 will get me out of bed every time.\u201d \u2013 <\/em>Jessica Peltier<\/em><\/a>, Pilates,\u00a0TRX, and BootyBarre instructor<\/em><\/p>\n

14. Set a scary goal.
\n<\/strong>\u201cI am not a morning person by any means. On most days I\u2019m a \u2018snooze three times before I get out of bed\u2019 guy, unless I have something to train for.\u00a0Training for a fight<\/a> keeps me motivated to get out of bed early. There\u2019s no better motivation than the guarantee of literally getting your butt kicked if you aren\u2019t prepared. That said, not everyone wants to fight. Luckily, events like a 5K or 10K<\/a>, a triathlon, or a mud race<\/a> also work.\u201d \u2013 Thomas Konefal, <\/em>DavidBartonGym<\/em><\/a> Astor Place training manager<\/em><\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> 5 Better Ways to Sculpt a Stronger Butt<\/a><\/p>\n

15. Fork over the cash.
\n<\/strong>\u201cI sign up for a class that requires payment, so I’m less likely to want to skip it. I also might let the instructor know that I’m coming so someone else expects me to show up.\u201d \u2013<\/em>Nikki Naab-Levy<\/em><\/a>, Pilates and group fitness instructor<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Can\u2019t seem to rise with the sun for a sweat session? These ingenious tricks are guaranteed to get you out of bed and moving, whatever the morning hour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13],"tags":[289,103,280,341,343],"class_list":["post-45815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-sleep","tag-exercise","tag-motivation","tag-sleep","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2exercise"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45815\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}