| What's the best time of the day to
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| | exercise increases your resting metabolic
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| workout?Very simply, the best time to
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| | rate to varying degrees. People seem to
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| workout is whatever time you can
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| | maximize this effect when exercising in
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| consistently fit into your
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| | the morning.Lunchtime or afternoon
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| schedule.Ideally, you're not exercising
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| | exercise, if it can be squeezed in, will
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| in the morning one day, mid-afternoon the
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| | generally help you avoid the
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| next, and maybe squeezing in an evening
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| | mid-afternoon energy dip which naturally
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| workout in a couple days.It's best to get
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| | plagues humans due to our circadian
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| into a consistent pattern.
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| | rhythms.The only thing that I can think
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| I generally encourage clients to try to
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| | of that's really beneficial about evening
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| fit exercise into their morning routine.
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| | exercise is the social implications.
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| I can tell you that morning exercisers
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| | Generally evening exercisers are a more
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| are simply more successful at sticking
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| | social crowd. Want to meet someone
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| with their program for the long term.
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| | special in the gym, rather than a bar?
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| Morning exercise becomes a lifestyle.
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| | Evening exercise will maximize your
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| Exercising before you head off to work
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| | chances.I should also mention that you
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| allows you to start the day feeling
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| | probably do not want to workout too late
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| great. You feel productive and ready to
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| | at night. Late-evening exercise may
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| take on the challenges of the day.You may
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| | interfere with your ability to sleep for
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| say, "Doug, I'm not a morning person. I
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| | several hours after the workout. Of
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| have to be at work at eight o'clock and
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| | course, if you feel that you need more
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| there's no way that I'm getting up at
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| | energy in the evenings, exercising right
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| 5:00 or 6:00 AM to exercise." Every once
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| | after work may be a good option for you.
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| in a while I'll get this response. Fine.
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| | Test it and see what works for you.
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| Then get your workout in later on. Maybe
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| | Everyone is a little different in regards
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| over the lunch hour or right after work.
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| | to how exercise affects their ability to
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| But I'll tell you that you will generally
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| | sleep.Doug Jackson, M.Ed., CSCS is the
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| run into more issues that make it easy to
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| | owner of Personal Fitness Advantage, a
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| miss workouts if you try to schedule it
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| | high-end personal fitness training
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| later in the day. When the day gets busy
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| | business in Weston, Florida. Doug also
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| and push comes to shove, your evening
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| | publishes and is Editor-in-Chief of
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| exercise sessions will likely be
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| | Fitness Empowerment, an industry leading
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| disrupted.Here are some facts that will
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| | electronic newsletter that accepts free
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| help you pick the right exercise time for
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| | subscriptions at His forthcoming work,
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| you:Morning exercise allows you to
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| | Family Fit Plan ( is geared towards
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| maximize the benefits of something
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| | helping families spend quality time
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| exercise physiologists call EPOC. EPOC
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| | together and get in great shape at the
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| stands for "excess post-exercise oxygen
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| | same time.
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| consumption". Research shows that
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