Exercising first thing in the morning can help ensure that other demands don’t hijack your workout, as sports-talk personality Skip Bayless has found. Bayless has been getting up at 5:30 a.m. for his rigorous routine since April 1998, and he has missed only three days of cardio in that time.
As people age, it can be tempting to assume that exercise will become more difficult or less enjoyable. However, with smart training, it is possible to speed up with age. Erica Stanley-Dottin, for example, clocked a faster New York Marathon time at age 49 than she did at age 35, after training with younger, quicker runners.
Exercise doesn’t have to feel like work, either. For ad executive Ben Hart, finding joy in breakdancing at the age of 60 was a revelation. Trying new activities and finding ones that bring you pleasure can help make exercise be fun.
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Exercising first thing in the morning ensures other demands don’t hijack your workout. Sports-talk personality Skip Bayless would get up at 5:30 a.m. for his rigorous routine and says he has missed only three days of cardio since April 1998 .
