The Undisputed BEST Time of Day To Exercise Is…
by Tony Bianchino, owner Out Run Your Fork Personal Training and Nutrition in Westfield, NJ
The other day my friend Mary asked me, “Tony, you’re a personal trainer: What’s the best time of day to exercise?”
Now, those of you who have been following me know one thing about me: I ALWAYS answer a question with a question of my own. I like to know the reason behind the question.
“Why do you ask?”
Mary shrugged and said, “Because I want to trim up a bit and feel better about myself, but I’m working out at night.” (Check out these tips for Living a Longer Life)
Marty,” I smiled, “you’ve simply been exercising at the worst possible time. Could you switch to mornings?”
He answered in the affirmative.
“Perfect!” I punctuated, leaning back and opening my arms, “You’re about to see your results soar!”
Morning Workouts Burn More Fat
His results are going to soar just from exercising in the morning? Yep. Here’s why:
Being a personal trainer for over 30 years teaches you a lot of things. There’s a lot of science to the human body, but there is also a lot of practical, real world experience that you gain over the years..
I’ve learned that although some of us have slightly different times of the day when we feel more energetic, many times this can change with proper diet and exercise.
Mornings set the tone for the day and help rev your metabolism to burn body fat all day long. Why?
All things being equal, if we took all of our personal training clients who say they want to “Lose weight” the majority of them had faster, long lasting results when they exercised in the morning.
Why? Are people who work out in the morning more motivated? Are they typical go-getters? Do they have something night owls do not?
Nope!
They burn more body fat initially and continue to keep the weight off because their get a kick start as soon as they wake up in the morning and they burn more calories sooner after waking.
Think about it. If you exercise in the morning you’re giving your metabolism a real kick in the pants right away and you have the rest of the entire day to burn calories before going to bed.
You’ve just fasted all night and your body gets into fat burning mode much faster and deeper than it would after eating a few meals.
Plus, you’ll eat more food after your workout (remember you have the whole day ahead of you) to boost your long-term metabolism even more. You’ll also have more time in the day to burn those calories.
Evening Workouts Are Better For Strength
Evenings, in contrast, are better for building strength. You will also reduce your chances of injury by exercising later in the day. This one makes perfect sense.: your muscles are much more pliable and there is more blood flow to your tendons and ligaments after a full day of moving about.
Why are evenings better for strength?
Simple: all day long you’re moving, you’re eating, you’re drinking water (you ARE drinking water, aren’t you) and you’re flushing toxins.
All the carbohydrates you’re eating are building the fuel stores in your muscles. They’re filling your liver with reserve fuel and they’re feeding your brain to work more effectively.
Also, You’re not coming off an 8 hour fast. you’ve built up those energy reserves.
Better Flexibility and Mobility To Avoid Injury
Evenings. There, I said it. You’ll have fewer injuries if you workout in the evenings.
You’ve been moving around all day. There has been plenty of blood flowing through your body, flushing out toxins, taking your body through various ranges of motion and keeping your body temperature up.
Your muscles are more pliable and your joints have greater range of motion. Want better mobility? Here are some great ways to increase mobility and flexibility.
So When Is The Best Time To Workout For you?
But what it comes down to it, when is the best time to work out for you? It’s the time that you could be the most consistent with your workouts so that you don’t miss your workouts and you were able to keep going forward and get the results.
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Tony Bianchino, owner, Out Run Your Fork Personal Training and Nutrition near me in Westfield, NJ
Yours In Health,
Tony, Owner Out Run Your Fork Personal Training
Out Run Your Fork Personal Training and Nutrition
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