Exercise in the Morning or Evening? Preferences? Suggestions?

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  • keithgtalbot
    keithgtalbot Posts: 1 Member
    I like to jog, bike and walk, and morning light and sunset light are great. Inspirational skies help keep me out longer! Mornings have the advantage of fresh energy though!
  • Miss_Meep
    Miss_Meep Posts: 6 Member
    I agree with the others before me who said that whatever time is easiest for you to consistently work out is the best time.


    Personally, I prefer the early morning as I'm less likely to have things come up in my schedule that are going to derail me at that time. I can wake up, get my workout done and out of the way, and move on with the rest of my day.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    edited October 2017
    "My biggest question is, does working out in the morning help to burn more fat etc versus working out in the evening."
    No

    "hey I ate/drank a total of 1300 calories, so I go to the gym and I burn 800. What are your thoughts?"
    So just netting 500 calories a day.
    Please educate yourself on how this tool works - it does work if you do it properly.

  • collectingblues
    collectingblues Posts: 2,541 Member
    It depends on what I've got going on in the other areas of my life. I work an 8:30 to 5 job, but also have to work special events. So in the ideal world, I'd hit up barre class Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and run on the other days. But sometimes I don't want to deal with a treadmill, or I've got an event that means I can't get to a night barre class, or go for a long run on the weekends -- or I'm going out to a football game, or something else. So then I fit something else in, whether it's a 5:30 spin class, or doing yoga at home.

    I'm all about a routine, but I'm not going to skip a work function (my boss would have a fit) or tell a friend that I'm not going to go out simply so I can go to my preferred workout at X time.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    I think it's worth pointing out that it doesn't have to be a morning/night choice (depending on your schedule, of course): there's solid evidence that several shorter workouts might be just as good or even better than a single longer workout. And of course, anything is better than nothing! I aim for about 15-20 minutes of medium intensity exercise in the AM where I get sweaty and can take a shower afterward, and then 2-6 sessions of brisk walking spread throughout the day, generally about ten minutes each.

    Sources: https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/05/ask-well-3-short-workouts-or-1-long-one/?_r=0, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3064872/
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,324 Member
    work out when you enjoy it most. .then you'll keep doing it....

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