1. Start gradually, if you throw yourself immediately into "deep water", it can be very demotivating physically and mentally. Start slowly, maybe just with walks and only 10-15 minutes.
2. Don't go for morning run on empty stomach, especially if you usually feel hungry in morning. Have smaller dose of healthy carbohydrates, for example energy bar, banana or small piece of toast with honey. Proper breakfast full of proteins treat yourself to after training. Prepare everything previous evening, you save at least part of morning stress.
3. Just like breakfast, prepare everything else previous evening: clothes, shoes with socks, water bottle, coffee cup. You reduce discomfort and stress, but also risk of excuses that you don't have time.
4. Circadian rhythm, i.e. internal clock, affects many bodily functions including body temperature. In morning it is usually lower, which can cause you to feel tired and demotivated to physical activity. Can help warmer clothes or cup of warm drink. With regular morning run body starts adapting and increasing body temperature bit earlier
5. If you don't have headphones for running, it is time to get them. Music can energize and motivate, create therefore playlist with favorite songs. Ideally should start slower, calmer and tempo should gradually increase. Or choose music with tempo corresponding to your own speed.
6. Morning run is not for everyone, every person has different biological rhythms, lifestyle and physical needs. If despite sufficient sleep and balanced diet you still feel extremely tired and morning trainings bring you instead of energy long-term only exhaustion, it can be signal that morning run is not suitable for you. But don't give up immediately. It takes at least 3-4 weeks until new habit becomes natural part of your life.
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