| Have you ever wondered what is the best time of | | | | On the other hand, when you exercise late in the |
| day to exercise? Is an early morning workout (on an | | | | evening, your blood glucose levels are higher, owing to |
| empty stomach) better for fat loss than an evening | | | | the your preceding meals. Hence your body, (although |
| workout? The answer is YES. | | | | it may burn the same number of calories), will |
| Does this mean that you should turn your life upside | | | | preferentially burn more calories from carbohydrate, |
| down to exercise in the mornings? | | | | rather than fat stores. From a fat loss point of view, |
| Of course not! | | | | this is not the best thing, but it is certainly better than |
| While our work schedules and personal preferences | | | | NOT doing any exercise all day. |
| dictate our time (or the lack of it) to exercise, one fact | | | | WHEN SHOULD YOU EXERCISE? |
| is frequently overlooked; convenience. Your comfort | | | | Take a close look at your schedule and ask yourself - |
| level with a particular time determines the | | | | can you find time to exercise in the morning, afternoon |
| effectiveness and long-term success in exercise. If | | | | or evening? |
| you are a morning person, then evening workouts | | | | When is your concentration level at its peak? |
| might be inconvenient and vice versa. A workout | | | | When do you feel your best? |
| session that is optimally timed for each individual | | | | Do you have trouble getting charge up in the morning? |
| actually helps improve the concentration of the trainee | | | | If you're not a morning person, you might perform |
| during the workout (thereby resulting in a better | | | | better at the end of the day when you're wide awake. |
| workout session) and leads to more results. | | | | Are you usually dragging by the end of the day? If so |
| Interestingly, the best time varies from person to | | | | you may be too exhausted to exercise and thereby |
| person. How do you know what works best for you? | | | | risk injury due to poor concentration levels. |
| Morning, noon, or night? | | | | If you feel alive, energetic and revved up in the |
| Consider a few facts - | | | | morning then put in that extra effort for morning |
| Generally, when your body temperature is high (peak | | | | sessions. In fact, people who exercise in the morning |
| afternoon), your workout will be most effective and | | | | are more likely to stick with their exercise programs. If |
| you'll burn more calories. | | | | you're a beginner, consider 25-35 minutes of walking / |
| When you exercise first thing in the morning on an | | | | running / cycling early in the morning. |
| empty stomach, it is likely that the majority of the | | | | If you do not look forward to your workouts, the time |
| calories you expend will be from your fat stores, since | | | | may just be the factor that is holding you back. It's all |
| the circulating blood glucose levels are low after your | | | | about timing, so make that change today. It could be |
| over night fast. Hence your body has no option but to | | | | one of the best things you ever do!!. |
| utilize the fat stores for energy. | | | | |