This became more of an issue when I got older. I used to run in the evenings and get away with it. Now in my 40s, I have to run in the morning. If I run at night, I wake up feeling tired and not well rested.
I'm really weird when it comes to exercise it seems... Doing intense exercise right before bed gets me into a really relaxed state and I fall asleep quickly. Like, doing push-ups and sit-ups for 10 minutes straight.
I don't run that often anymore, maybe twice a month, but I can only do it in the afternoon or evening. If I go in the morning, I feel very tired so I really have to force myself to keep going, and then after 15-20 minutes, my heart rate settles at close to 190bpm (compared to ~175 in the evening) which to my understanding is way too high for someone in their early 40s.
I used to be like this back when I chronically under-exercised, it was the only thing that would help me sleep. And even then, I struggled with insomnia.
Personally I need 10-20 hours of real sport a week to function really well, which seems to put me in some very high percentiles on HN. I need so much sport that I barely have time to do anything besides work and exercise, which means I don't do many non-athletic hobbies anymore.
Same hear, in my 40s, except I've recently picked up wrestling (freestyle). On the nights I train my sleep is atrocious. I've been putting it down to being old and out of shape, but it might also be the 1930--2100 timeframe.
No. Just a local gym with mats. Started taking my son and thought it looked like fun so started doing the adult class. So far I've learn a lot whilst losing every match I do.
I don't run that often anymore, maybe twice a month, but I can only do it in the afternoon or evening. If I go in the morning, I feel very tired so I really have to force myself to keep going, and then after 15-20 minutes, my heart rate settles at close to 190bpm (compared to ~175 in the evening) which to my understanding is way too high for someone in their early 40s.