i usually swam evenings to start with,then increased to 3 evenings per week.I tried today(because i work mon to fri,and today is sat)swimming in the morning.I got up at 6 and got to the pool for 7am,i really enjoyed it the only thing was i didn't feel as flexible in the water as i do evenings after work,i tried stretching but still not much improvement..will this improve with more morning workouts or should i stick to nights?
I much prefer to swim at night. I have never been a morning person. Last season due to work conflicts, I would swim a coached workout 2-3 times per week in the morning and on my own in the evening 2-3 times per week. I was stiffer during warm ups in the mornings but after that I did not see a difference in flexibility or swim times between morning and nights.
I swam morning and nights for 5 months and my body never adjusted to getting up for the early morning workouts and I would end up exhausted by the end of the day. The problem was that when I would swim at night I would get done too late. Due to schedules, I often don’t get done swimming until after midnight (does that count as both an evening and morning workout?) Therefore, after swimming late I was unable to get enough sleep and still get up at 5:00 a.m. on the off swim days as I would if I were swimming that morning to build a routine. Note: I never swam at night and then also the next morning.
I think the key is to being consistent with your sleeping and rising times. Over time I’m sure your body will adjust but if you are a true night owl it may take you longer than 3-6 weeks to adapt. For now, I just stick to nights.
I much prefer to swim at night. I have never been a morning person. Last season due to work conflicts, I would swim a coached workout 2-3 times per week in the morning and on my own in the evening 2-3 times per week. I was stiffer during warm ups in the mornings but after that I did not see a difference in flexibility or swim times between morning and nights.
I swam morning and nights for 5 months and my body never adjusted to getting up for the early morning workouts and I would end up exhausted by the end of the day. The problem was that when I would swim at night I would get done too late. Due to schedules, I often don’t get done swimming until after midnight (does that count as both an evening and morning workout?) Therefore, after swimming late I was unable to get enough sleep and still get up at 5:00 a.m. on the off swim days as I would if I were swimming that morning to build a routine. Note: I never swam at night and then also the next morning.
I think the key is to being consistent with your sleeping and rising times. Over time I’m sure your body will adjust but if you are a true night owl it may take you longer than 3-6 weeks to adapt. For now, I just stick to nights.
