Exercise in the Morning or Evening? Preferences? Suggestions?

keithgtalbot

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

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

"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

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

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

work out when you enjoy it most. .then you'll keep doing it....