working out at night

Workout whenever you want. If evening/night time works for you, then have at it. You'll have to see how/if it affects your sleep - some people it does, some people it doesn't.

Whatever fits your schedule is fine.

I personally believe evening is more optimal than early morning.

I work out at night because I can't get up any earlier. I have a 3 yr old and go after putting him to sleep at 8. I work out for an hour most nights. It has worked for me. You are energized after the work out so I don't go to bed right after. I'm usually up for an hour or more after the workout. I even go when I work my second job.. I don't get off till 10 on those nights. Do what's best for u. There is no right or wrong here.

The biggest benefits come from exercise when you will actually do it consistently and not miss workouts.

Getting up early means you need to get to bed earlier, working at noon cuts into eating, there is a big crowd at the gym and on the trails right after work, and exercising right before bed can make it hard to sleep.... they all have downsides, but whenever you will do it every time you intend to is what will work best.

I workout for an hour every night because I'm not a morning person, and I sleep like a rock every night. Find whats right for you and go for it. Good luck

Ditto ^. I work out anywhere from an hour and a half to two hours, 3 nights a week. I do at least an hour of cardio and then the rest is strength. I typically finish up around 8:00, then have to get the kids to bed, spend some time with hubby and get lunches packed for the next day, so I go to bed around 10:00 and I sleep like a ROCK! I HATE mornings and, although I love running with my longest run now at 12 miles, I typically don't sign up for races because they are all in the MORNING! lol

I always work out in the evenings. I already get up at 6am and getting up at 4:30 is not smething I want to do. I figure I benefit more by working out in the evening while I'm wide awake as oppossed to stumbling through an early morning workout.

While I'm not a morning person I have two sessions. I would do one in the morning and one at night. The only reason its broken up that way is so that I can do what I have to through during the day. If that wasn't an issue, I'd do it whenever the mood hit me.

Although I really enjoyed the metabolism boost I got from working out in the mornings, I am totally not fond of rising before the sun so I usually work out in the late afternoon/evening. I try to envision myself kicking the crap out of any frustrations I've experienced during the day, and that seems to be great motivation to work hard after putting in a day at the office.

When I was managing the early AM workouts, it was due to a temporary malfunction in my sleeping habits -- I was up that early anyway, so decided to use the time wisely.

Either way, I sleep like a friggin' baby after a good, solid workout -- AM or PM.

I'm a morning person, and I love working out in the morning. I find as the day goes on, I eat more, get more sluggish, lazy, want to relax after working all day and not get sweaty.

I need the energy boost in the morning, I'm addicted to it!

As others have said, whatever works for you and whatever time makes it easy to stick to a schedule.

I work out around 7pm every evening and don't have issues falling asleep. I already get up at 4:20 am, so I'm NOT getting up any earlier. Just as others have said, do what works for you.