I honestly thought I would be more challenged by this “early riser” bit.   I am not saying there were not mornings I did not want to get out of the bed, but my body was moving well before my brain was awake enough to form a protest.  The two minutes brushing my teeth in the morning was often filled with chatter from my mind trying to convince me that I could crawl back in bed though.

I added the morning exercise routine to help and give me something to do that damned early in the morning.   Turns out the exercise part was more of a challenge than the “early riser”.  The idea was to utilize my time productively not to become a body-builder or a fitness freak.

The key was to be flexible in my routine. A six day routine seemed the most logical to help with the “early riser” ordeal.  Muscles need time to rest in order to grow.  I walked twenty minutes one day and did calisthenics for twenty minutes the next.  January is a cold month and I hate cold (seriously considering the equator).  On the few mornings that it was too cold or rainy I had to compromise on the walk.

Since the walk is a cardio workout, I  substituted  a couple of aerobic work-outs that I streamed via Netflix for the walk on mornings that the weather did not cooperate.  We were given a stationary bike that had rarely been used previous to this challenge so I used it some mornings while I watched documentaries or videos on workout routines I might want to try.  It is always a good idea to completely watch an exercise video before attempting to follow said video.

I am not convinced that I want to remain an “earyl riser”, but I have other challenges ahead that will benefit from this habit so I will continue for a little while anyway.  The next challenge will be about “the most important thing ever”.  Stay tuned to find out what that is.  Hopefully there will be more to post with this one.