working out in the morning

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  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,065 Member
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    I have heard that as well, not sure if it is true or not. I workout early in the morning because it is the only free time I have during the work week.
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
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    I've always heard that working out in the morning gets your metabolism going for the day and you burn more calories during the day. Fact or crap? Just wondering...

    Crap.
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
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    When you work out first thing you are burning your actual fat versus working out later and burning off calories you eat. I work out first thing in the morning because for one it is OVER with and the other I feel like I have better weight loss.

    Nothing wrong with working out in the morning--lots of good reasons to do it. But.....for the average person, it has NO enhanced effect on "fat burning". Loss of stored body fat depends primarily on maintaining a long-term average calorie deficit, not on any fuel substrate used during an exercise session.

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