What time do you work out and why???

Amb1976

i work out after work or in the evenings during the week....i just cant make myself get up earlier than i have to lol...on the weekends, its after i get outta bed, drink some water n eat a jam muffin :happy:

doo1963

I'm a morning workout person (never used to be). I used to work out at lunch (office has a workout facility) but seemed to always get sidetracked with meetings etc. So I started getting up at 5 a.m. in April 2010. Been doing that ever since. On the weekends, I need to get my workout done in the morning (I make too many excuses later in the day).

Lately, I've been trying to sneek a couple of lunch workouts in addition to my morning workout - so far so good. But I figured if my lunch workout gets trumped by work, at least I've already gotten my morning workout in.

nkteach

Evenings. I attempted the morning with 4 am wake ups but I wasnt getting out of bed. So now I am working out after dinner before the baby goes to bed, but now running into problems with that time. So I am just doing it when I can. Sometines its so hard to fit it in, but you have to! Best of luck!

thomasvision

For the last few years I have always worked out in the morning before I eat. Based on articles I have read AM workouts are the most effective for burning fat because at this point in the morning you have not eaten for at least 8 hours. Therefore, there is less glycogen in the liver and less glucose in the blood so your body will have to use fat for energy. If you workout later in the day when you have eaten your liver will have more glycogen in its stores and there will be more glucose in the blood. Your body will therefore use this for energy instead of burning fat. But this has been a well debated topic. All I can say is AM workout always seem to produce the best weight loss results for myself.

aprildauer

Im a stay at home mom with a 6 yr old in kindergarten and a 16 month old. I normally wait until they are asleep and then workout. So its normally between 9pm and 11pm depending how much cleaning up I have to do before I get to work out. Its what works best for me cause I am not a morning person.

kilojoule

morning, lunch, evening

just built a gym in our garage for my wife - and have been getting her up at 5am for 3 months now! She has lost over 35lbs!!!

So 1 hr in the morning in the garage with the wife on the treadmill and me on my bike trainer. We are currently watching LOST on netflix instant. Other shows we have burned through are WEEDS, Desperate Housewives (against my better judgement) Dexter (love it!) and the Tudors

I then ride my bike 30 miles into work (90min cardio at zone 1 HR 130-140) or BASE

head to the gym at lunch for free weights

and ride home after work (BASE)...good stuff. Guessing I burn close to 3k calories a day. Good luck!

bethrs

I don't have a set time. the answer is whenever I can! In the summer I'm a morning person because I'm a runner and it's light out and cool enough, but in the winter, sometimes I wait until after I get home (between 4 and 7) so that it's warmer and light out. I prefer the morning work-out, I have a better day all day that way; but the afternoons can be a good stress relief.

I just say do it when you can- just make sure to actually do it!

edorice

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/123266-is-there-a-good-time-and-a-bad-time-to-work-out-morning-vs?hl=Best+time+to+work+out#posts-1677002

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/140059-help-to-find-the-time-to-work-out?hl=Best+time+to+work+out#posts-1908666

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/151186-work-out?hl=Best+time+to+work+out#posts-2043168

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/120964-work-out-in-the-morning-or-at-night?hl=Best+time+to+work+out&page=1#posts-1649980

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/109794-i-work-nights-when-is-best-time-to-exercise?hl=Best+time+to+work+out#posts-1513116

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/97721-when-is-the-best-time-to-exercise?hl=Best+time+to+work+out#posts-1355059

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/133519-best-time?hl=Best+time+to+work+out#posts-1814261

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/77907-what-s-the-best-time-of-day-to-exercise?hl=Exercise+best+time#posts-1065967

PickyEater11

Working out first thing in the morning seems to help me be energized throughout the day. I try to move around a lot during the day so I don’t feel stuck to my computer at work and then recently started a quick stretch at night before bed to help me relax. I don’t have a set time during the weekends because we are always on the go.