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Just wondering...

I mean, if someone wanted to see me at my absolute worst, then I'd suggest they got me up two hours earlier than normal, (ideally after a broken night's sleep) and then made me run around for an hour or so in heavy footwear and clothing, carrying stuff, and all before breakfast.

Hmmmmmm.

So is the rationale to make the beginning of the day as hateful as possible, on the basis that everyone will then know it improves from thereon in, or is there something I'm missing here?

(And yes, I will be trying to adjust my bodyclock so that at least the 6am business should be less of a shock, but beyond that).

You will find that doing PT at that unearthly hour, actually sets you up for the day.

You will do about half an hour of hard work - go back to the "grot", have a shower, go and eat a hearty breakfast and then you will feel refreshed for the rest of the day.

It will become a habit, especially during your early years in the forces!!

Sneaky

What Sneaky said.

I actually found 0530 phys easier & performed better, since your mind is still essentially asleep and so puts up less resistance, and it's usually cold enough that you want to move faster.

Also imagine it's largely a discipline thing, getting you used to working hard when you'd really rather be elsewhere.

You will find that doing PT at that unearthly hour, actually sets you up for the day.

With all due respect, not so far it bl**dy hasn't.

I have a theory that some people find this, and some people don't (used to see it at Cambridge when people tried early morning rowing seesions - some people thought it was great, others just found it exhausted them for the rest of the day). So far as I'm concerned, standing upright with my eyes open is about as much as I want to do before 7.30am, and shouting at me isn't going to change that.

I really need to start setting my alarm clock earlier, don't I?

Yes, I'm in a mood to whinge, but why is it all set up for morning larks rather than night owls? It's hardly unusual to find it easier to stay up to 3am than to get up at 6am, surely?

If you don't like it, don't join..
Simple

Bit late...

And anyway it's only one aspect, innit? Baby and bathwater, all that.

another way to look at it is health. yea yea i know, the organisation thats sending you down to a 2 way range as your job is concerned about your health. but the thing is when you get up early and start exercise, before you breakfast, your bodys metabalism gets a kick start so you process the food you do eat into energy quicker than if you just roll out of bed at 8am and waddle on down to the breaky table.

Other than that i guess the PTIs might be morning people the world over??

Imagirl,

When I was a bit younger and in my prime, it wasn't unknown to go to bed at 3 in the morning - and then get up at 6 in the morning for PT.!!
You will find that you structure your life to suit the environment and your needs.!!

Sneaky

Imagirl,

When I was a bit younger and in my prime, it wasn't unknown to go to bed at 3 in the morning - and then get up at 6 in the morning for PT.!!
You will find that you structure your life to suit the environment and your needs.!!

Sneaky

sneaky beaky wrote:Imagirl,

When I was a bit younger and in my prime, it wasn't unknown to go to bed at 3 in the morning - and then get up at 6 in the morning for PT.!!
You will find that you structure your life to suit the environment and your needs.!!

Sneaky

Obviously makes you lsoe your memory though, you've already said that

Said what? !!!!

Sneaky something,

When I was a bit younger and in my prime, it wasn't unknown to go to bed at 3 in the morning - and then get up at 6 in the morning for PT.!!

*drops knitting*

*faints*

Am currently trying to adjust my bodyclock by means of setting my alarm for 6.25, and staying awake from then on. It's giving me a bit of a head-ache, but getting to my desk before 9am is probably a good thing, really.

There can be many reasons for doing PT first thing in the morning. i.e. less traffic on the roads, more energetic etc. However, quite often in the military arena you are required to have the energy, stamina and determination to carry on with tasks, often in the face of adversity, after others would have given up.

Obviously your will be tired after PT, but still have a full schedule for the day of military training etc. Basically, if you can still manage to acheive the objectives after you are physically tired, your ability to deliver the goods when you are not so tired will be 10 fold. It makes you stronger as an individual and helps to build up your will of resistance to fatigue.

After a while it becomes the norm.


That's my logic anyway.

Cheers

Steve

Imagirl wrote:

When I was a bit younger and in my prime, it wasn't unknown to go to bed at 3 in the morning - and then get up at 6 in the morning for PT.!!

*drops knitting*

*faints*

Am currently trying to adjust my bodyclock by means of setting my alarm for 6.25, and staying awake from then on. It's giving me a bit of a head-ache, but getting to my desk before 9am is probably a good thing, really.

Set your alarm and then put it on the otherside of the room, so you have to get OUT of bed to turn it off. The main reason people go back to sleep after their alarm is because they never actually got out of their nice warm coumfy bed. but I found if i actually had to get up then as soon as i was standing i needed to go for my morning toilet stop and from then on you might as well just have something to eat and get rolling on with the day.

Not to sure how female bladders work though

dont know about anyone else but the last few days i've been leaving my blinds slightly open and i've found myself waking up at 6:30 everyday feeling really awake and alert.

Whereas normally it takes 30 mins to even think about getting out of bed!

The only thing i can put it down to is not been shocked awake by an alarm but slowly waking up as it gets brighter