having diffuculty getting up in the morning

eurotrotter

hey gang hope yer all well
im having difficulty getting up in the morning
im 24 year old male.
i cycle 9 miles everyday,eat well.
i go to bd at around 1230 every nite, and get up at around 8, well try to , but i have difficulty getting up
i am not in a bad mood or anything like that, i just have difficulty getting up.
any ideas what might be causing this.
i am a healthy guy and go to the gym 3/4 times a week.

thanks very much,
Ed

ps i hope i put this thread in the right section!

colly10

eurotrotter wrote: »

hey gang hope yer all well
im having difficulty getting up in the morning
im 24 year old male.
i cycle 9 miles everyday,eat well.
i go to bd at around 1230 every nite, and get up at around 8, well try to , but i have difficulty getting up
i am not in a bad mood or anything like that, i just have difficulty getting up.
any ideas what might be causing this.
i am a healthy guy and go to the gym 3/4 times a week.

thanks very much,
Ed

ps i hope i put this thread in the right section!

What time do ye normally get to sleep at?

greatdane

I heard a saying that if you do not jump out of bed on a monday morning you are in the wrong job

Nordwind

I've never once jumped out of the bed.

aye

eurotrotter wrote: »

hey gang hope yer all well
im having difficulty getting up in the morning
im 24 year old male.
i cycle 9 miles everyday,eat well.
i go to bd at around 1230 every nite, and get up at around 8, well try to , but i have difficulty getting up
i am not in a bad mood or anything like that, i just have difficulty getting up.
any ideas what might be causing this.
i am a healthy guy and go to the gym 3/4 times a week.

thanks very much,
Ed

ps i hope i put this thread in the right section!

whats your diet actually like?

are you pushing yourself too much exercise wise, do you give your body recovery time?

rondog

I do kind of the same routine as you,i found previously i just wasnt eating enough.I didnt want to eat too much as my goal was to tone up so i didnt eat after 8pm.Bad idea!! i was like you ,woke up at 8am and hadnt eaten since my dinner at 6pm so actually didnt eat for 16 hours as i didnt eat breakfast until 10pm.I was doing too much without fuelling my body .I now eat a bit of protein at 8.30/9 and now i find i actually have energy in the morning.its like my body isnt depleted of energy when i wake up.

Killme00

greatdane wrote: »

I heard a saying that if you do not jump out of bed on a monday morning you are in the wrong job

lol, i squat on a sunday and normally my legs dont work to well on monday mornings, so if i jumped out of bed it would be something like this

celestial

You might actually be sleeping a bit too much. Try waking 45 mins - 1 hr earlier and see what difference it makes. I find that sleeping til 8 when i could wake at 7.30 actually doesn't mean I am any better off - if anything it is harder to get out of bed and you tend to be sleepier. By and large I wonder if we sleep too much.

cardio,shoot me

after recently recovering from insomnia i can tell you that 6 months with 1-2 hours sleep is not good for u anyway

dannyd20

eurotrotter wrote: »

im having difficulty getting up in the morning

i go to bd at around 1230 every nite, and get up at around 8

For me that would be going to bed too late! I'm usually in bed by 10.30, asleep by 11pm and my alarm goes off at 7am. If I get less sleep than that I'm wrecked!

My advice is get to bed before midnight. Think there is a saying, an hours sleep before 12 is worth 2 after. Try it.

(that's during the week before anyone picks up on the time I posted! :pac:)

Khannie

7 hours a night = not enough IMO. I aim for 8 each night. Never have any difficulty getting out of the bed.

What's your diet like?

BlueIsland

A friend of mine (23) was having problems getting out of bed in mornings. he was training hard for first time in 3-4 years and put it down to that!! Went to GP there four days ago and turns out he has type one diabetes!

itsallaboutheL

Killme00 wrote: »

lol, i squat on a sunday and normally my legs dont work to well on monday mornings, so if i jumped out of bed it would be something like this

Its possibly because u appear to have a very long plank for a bed??:D

Bog Butter

Did a bit of research on this and found a book called 'Case Studies in Insomnia' by Peter Hauri.

"Sleep is tied to the Circadian Rhythm."

Apparently aerobic activity in the afternoon or evening will effect your sleep. This is because your core body temp increases during aerobic activity and your body has to compensate for this. Thus it "leads to a rebound cooling around midnight and to better sleep". This is why morning exercise will not have the same effect as the core body temp would have dissipiated by evening.

http://books.google.ie/books?id=qOypePJT51cC&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=Circadian+Rhythm+going+to+bed+midnight&source=bl&ots=S1fBO6Iz4m&sig=IvCykATQZTPfbYWxoyZ8fpkHOJA&hl=en&ei=_cGySffhOdSyjAfO2NzZBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA68,M1

This looks like a very informative site:

http://danlempriere.com/articles.php?id=2

As the sun continues to rise and our body experiences more stress through light our cortisol levels also will continue to rise and they will peak around 9am. They continue to stay high up until around 12 and begin to drop in the afternoon and continue to do so till after the sun goes down. So as the day goes on our stress hormones decrease. Cortisol levels drop so that it can allow for the release of melatonin and increase levels of growth and repair hormones. From sunset onwards are bodies are designed to wind down and our bodies will increase the production of growth and repair hormones. At around 10pm we start our sleep and at this stage our body then begins its physical repair. This is a very important phase especially for those that have been doing any kind of physical exercise throughout the day. The physical repair cycle is from about 10-2am. Your muscles need this time to get the best results for repair and growth. So if you are someone that goes to bed at 12 then you will only get 2 hours of physical repair. From 2-6am most of our immune/ repair energies are used for psychological repair. This has a lot to do with brain function and neurological repair and a loss of sleep in this time can result in increased headaches, personality and neurological disorders and musculoskeletal injuries.

If you want to do a circadian rythm test go here:

http://www.lighttherapy.com/apps/circ_assess_survey.html

dioltas

According to that test I have severe Delayed Circadian Rhythm :eek:

Delayed Circadian Rhythm

According to your score, you may have a severe Delayed Circadian Rhythm (DCR) problem. DCR means your body clock is running slower than a normal 24-hour period. Because it is running slow, your body clock is producing the wrong hormones at the wrong time of day. This can cause sleep, mood and energy problems. DCR causes you to have difficulty getting started in the morning, you may feel a bit groggy or down during part of the day, and you may experience a second wind later in the evening. Those with DCR are often referred to as night owls, and find it easier to stay up late at night. Although some DCR sufferers have little trouble falling asleep, almost all have difficulty getting up or getting started in the morning.

arybvtcw0eolkf

aye wrote: »

whats your diet actually like?

I bet if he had a plate of rashers, sausages, black & white pud and fried eggs with a dash of brown sauce & toast waiting downstairs he's be up P.D.Q.

:P


OP, what you describe sounds completely normal.

Running Bing

dioltas wrote: »

According to that test I have severe Delayed Circadian Rhythm :eek:

That seems like a ridiculous ploy to sell Phillips product.


Id see a doctor and get a professional assessment before remortgaging the house to stock up on BLUEWAVE(TM) light therapy:rolleyes:

And of course:

Caution: These test results are calibrated to work with Philips light therapy devices.

AlphaMale 3OO

Khannie wrote: »

7 hours a night = not enough IMO. I aim for 8 each night. Never have any difficulty getting out of the bed.

I have to disagree somewhat. 7 hours may well be enough depending on the individual. I'm very often groggy after sleeping 8 hours+ which to me can be too much (though it is nice!). 7 hours for me is the optimum point on a bell shaped curve and I feel great after that amount. This is something that is completely down to the charachteristics of the individual. Many people sleep less than 7, many just 4 or 5 with no ill effects because other factors in their life such as stress, good diet, exercise, cardiovascular health etc. are all in good order. Many people who sleep less are actually in better health than people who need 8 hours plus, simply because their body requires less rest time due to extenuating factors. You are not 100% wrong - for many 7 isn't enough but there are some for whom 7 is more than enough.