Today.com has a nifty article about morning being the best time to exercise. But evening has some benefits, too. So, really getting in a workout anytime is what matters. Excerpts:
“Women who exercised between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. had greater reductions in their belly fat and blood pressure, and they achieved stronger leg muscles, compared to those who worked out in the early evening, researchers reported last month in Frontiers in Physiology.”
““When you exercise first thing in the morning, it gives your metabolic rate a boost… it allows you to burn more calories even when you are sitting at your desk doing nothing,” fitness coach Laurent Amzallag told TODAY.”
“Working out also releases endorphins, which help you feel great throughout the day, she added.”
What about the folks who aren’t crazy about cranking it up first thing in the morning?
“Evening exercise — between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. — “greatly” increased upper body muscle strength, power and endurance, and enhanced overall mood for women, according to the study published in Frontiers in Physiology. For men, the p.m. workouts lowered systolic blood pressure and fatigue, and stimulated fat oxidation compared to early morning exercise.”
So you see it’s all good. Morning or evening. Or both for the uber-achievers out there.
– Jet Cannon
