Burning more calories in the morning than the evening

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hallswan
hallswan Posts: 90
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Has anyone noticed via a hrm, that they burn more calories in the morning than the evening?

I bike to work in the morning and home in the evening - takes anything between 56 - 62 mins - but in the morning my HRM says that I burn around 650-720 and in the evening it drops off - 550-600

Has anyone got any ideas as to why?

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  • geicko
    geicko Posts: 151
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    I know for myself that I definitely have more energy and put more intensity in my workouts in the morning than I can if I wait after work to exercise.
  • Andi_Mo
    Andi_Mo Posts: 243
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    Hmmm...interesting....could it be that there are more hills going to your job than coming home? Or maybe you consume caffeine in the AM which has been shown to give you an energy boost. I would really like to know if we do burn more in the morning. That may give me the motivation to get up before my kids to workout.....maybe....lol! Good luck friend : )

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