Why Top Executives Train Early

Fit executives have a clear advantage over their competitors. And there are 4 reasons why the leaders of the pack prefer to train early in the morning:

1. Obviously early morning training guarantees that you get it done before excuses get in the way.

2. If you’ve ever tried to train later in the evening you know it isn’t always easy to get restful sleep afterwords.

3. The most overlooked benefits of early morning training are mental. There’s a meditative aspect that comes from channeling your focus on a physically exhausting task at hand. This puts your mind in a better state to take on your chaotic day.

But perhaps the most important mental benefit is the fact that every morning you remind yourself that you’re a winner. That you had the option to hit snooze like 90% of people in your position would, and you didn’t. That by 8am, you’re already winning 1-0. Because life and business are complicated. Your effort isn’t always rewarded. And it’s paramount that you start your day off with a win that is directly related to your effort to mitigate the risk of professional burnout and the feeling of learned helplessness that has and will continue to afflict many executives in your shoes.

4. By the time your work day begins, your mind is switched on, your energy is turned up, and you radiate energy to your colleagues and clients. They’ll see you as more of a winner because every morning they see you, you’re already winning 1-0.

I hope by now it’s obvious why so many executive titans seem to follow a similar schedule.