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[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago

This got me to take my second run of the year thank you and blessed for the warm weather finally.

Also, runners are insane. I'm a runner I can say that with confidence. Some of them are more insane than others but the baseline is they are all insane.

[-] Litebit@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago

Unlikely, serial killer are night people, they are busy awake late at night working on their project, so they can't wake up early. morning people are the opposite of serial killers.

[-] Stepskippin@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

I don't know. I saw Hannibal. Serial killers are excellent at time management, very flexible with their sleep schedules, and they are in peak physical condition.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 11 hours ago
[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 76 points 2 days ago

Tbf a mile isn't a long run at all. Maybe 10 minutes? Good wake up for sure.

[-] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 day ago

It's just how do you find the motivation to wake up and run a mile? I barely find the motivation to make tea

[-] Litebit@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

you sound like a typical serial killer who was very motivated and busy all night to wake up early.

[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Fair question.

To me, the run is what kickstarts my motivation to do anything with my day. Days/weeks where I can't run, like this past week for me (minor back/hip related pain from overdoing it in my first ever curling games last weekend) make it really hard for me to do almost anything. I'll want to do something, like play guitar or video games but the moment I sit down to do them I'm just completely meh about it, putting me at risk of doom scrolling or some other waste of time.

When I run, I feel more alive than at any other time and that feeling carries through the day and affects everything I do. Its one of the biggest positive forces in my life.

You don't have to go hard either. A 10 minute easy wake up run is unfathomably more effective than a coffee for me. That said, I drink a lot of coffee too. Haha.

I never thought I'd be a runner. Ever. I laughed when my wife asked me to go for a run the first time. I've been running for three years now. I was averaging 45km/week last year and aim to run my first marathon this summer. It had a snowballing positive effect on almost every aspect of my life so I'm 100% dedicated to keeping that ball rolling.

[-] Lazylazycat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

When you get into it, running feels amazing and you genuinely look forward to getting up in the morning to go outside. It probably won't click immediately though.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 days ago

Fbi: this is the guy I was talking about!

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Maybe 10 minutes? Good wake up for sure

Ha ha yea for sure fellow runner and morning person!

Starts slowly stepping back

Oof boy do I feel another ~~tortu~~run coming on

Runs...away

[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 hours ago

I love the "my sport is your punishment" analogy for other athletes lol

[-] 0ops@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago

No don't! You're becoming one of them!

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago

Being a morning person is a superpower.

By the time anyone else gets to work I'm jacked up on caffeine and I've gotten 2-3 hours worth of shit done, and the first thing my bosses see when they log in is that I've finished all of the morning work requests.

Awesome.

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

I am definitely a morning person. I am up and ready at 4 am every day. Most of my exes hated it. Or at least couldn't understand what motivated me. I am just not miserable. Nothing wrong with accepting your life and making the most of it.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Doesn't that just result in you doing more work in a day than everyone else? If my boss realizes I've done everything they just assign me more work. Sod that.

It's not like I get paid per resolved ticket

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Not at all. My day is just paced differently. I can take it easier in the afternoons when my energy is low. I also love that my teammates have the latitude to chill at the beginning of their day, because they are definitely not morning people.

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 35 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Being a night person is a superpower.

You can work night shifts, get paid more, feel better than during the day, not miss business hours because you're working at the same time as everyone else, and enjoy the outside without people in better air and no eye pain from the sun.

[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 hours ago

Being both is the real superpower I sleep 5-6 hours and am perky from rise to crash. I love it.

[-] taxiiiii@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Care to take some of my hours, lol?

I need to sleep 10 hours, every night, otherwise I'm actively depriving myself of sleep. I'm not ill, got confirmed that that's just how it is. A 40 hour work week really wasn't made for this.

[-] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 day ago

Until you've been doing it for a few years, and it's winter, and you only have 6 hours of daylight per day, and you see 0 of them.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 11 hours ago

When I used to work monitoring CCTVs it was like this. Drove to work in the dark, Go into a windowless office for 12 hours, Go home in the dark.

I used to have my lunch at like 1:00 a.m.

[-] UnpledgedCatnapTipper 2 points 16 hours ago

Actually I saw more sun when I worked nights. I'd go to bed around 10-12 so I has from 7am until then to see the sun and not be stuck working.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 14 hours ago

Night Shift IS easy, but then again I've always been something of a vampire

[-] Anivia@feddit.org 1 points 15 hours ago

Don't forget your social life deteriorating because you're working or sleeping whilst your friends are meeting up

[-] SkyeStarfall 5 points 1 day ago

I mean, when you're morning person you also just spend all those daylights hours at work so

Unless you work outside, I wouldn't say there's that much of a difference

[-] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I'm a troglodyte, I'm cool with that, but yeah it isn't for everyone.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Accurate. 🤟

[-] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

I’ve noticed I’m naturally a morning person when I’m able to upkeep good work-life balance. I love waking up super early, catching the sunrise, hearing the morning birds, and having a nice, long, calm morning. When the job is too demanding and too stressful, I sleep like shit and wake up in madness, depend too much on coffee, and just feel like shit 80% of the time.

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 25 points 2 days ago

I get that this is a funny, but this is also bucket-of-crabs thinking.

[-] AreaKode@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Wish I had the energy to be that person. We hate what we can't have.

[-] Anivia@feddit.org 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

This is not about "having the energy" to do it. It takes discipline, not motivation, to work out before work every morning. Motivation is fleeting for everyone. You just suck it up, get to the gym, and by the time you finished your workout you are glad you did it

[-] taxiiiii@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

I don't disagree , but there's still the issue of different natural day-night rhythms. Night owls vs early birds.

Some people will need less discipline and motivation than others to achieve this.

Not to undermine the discipline of anyone who actually makes it happen.

[-] 474D@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Rarely do people just "get that way", a mile is like a casual 15 minute walk, you can start with that and move up as you feel the positive affects

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

Ok, sometimes that's true but I also hate a lot that I want none of

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

I don't do it anymore, but running or any cardio first thing in the morning does actually work to give you more energy in the day. I did it out of desperation - 0500 was the only time I had to myself and running is nearly free. I need exercise to manage my mood. So while my kids were asleep, I ran and honestly seeing the sun rise was such a beautiful hopeful feeling.

Now do am in a better situation I sleep later and exercise after work, but that early running saw me through a pretty hard time.

[-] 474D@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Even just doing a quick 15 minute workout at night has helped me sleep better, wake up earlier naturally, and in general improved my mood.

[-] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Today I decided to start the day with a swim. I arrived at the pool at 11am. I just don't get how people do it. Also, if I do any sort of physical activity without having had a full meal that day, I can literally feel myself run out of energy within minutes.

[-] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 3 points 14 hours ago

It's so interesting how people's bodies differ! I feel 2x better when working out fasted than with food in the last 4 hours or so. Otherwise I feel sluggish or a bit nauseated while running and my stomach will turn with heavy weights.

[-] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Isn't it?!

When my stomach is super full with fatty stuff, I get that too. Something like a medium portion of oats with soy milk like 15 minutes earlier is ideal. When I swim, I need something like a müesli bar at 1.5km if I want to continue.

It might be because I have autoimmune hyperthyroidism, and, as a result, hypotension and a below ideal weight.

[-] OpenStars@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Maybe you could drink calories, like a sugary liquid, then postpone eating a meal after the run? If you even need it by then, bc the exercise may release enough stored in your body. We are all different - no shame should be attached to that, imho, we just each need to find what works for us individually.

Like I can't exercise first thing in the morning - I'll get nauseous most days. But I can for sure exercise in the evening or any other time! Thus... I do that then. It really helps a ton! 😀

[-] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I also just exercise in the evening or afternoon! It's ok that, like you said, our bodies are all different.

I avoid sugary liquids because I'm worried for my teeth.

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