what time to do you think is best for exercising?

There's going to be tons of answers to this, but I like to look at food as fuel, same as I would fuel for a car. I can't drive my car with no gasoline in the tank, so I can't operate my body that way either.

I always like doing it in the morning. I can be busy mid-day and when night comes I just want to relax and my bed likes to call my name so no matter how much I tell myself, "I'll do it tonight" I know the chances of that happening are slim to none. If I do it in the morning I can't make excuses that I'm tired or I'd rather hang out with friends.

I do cardio in the morning (as you said, fasted). I do sprinting or intervals and weight training in the afternoon (higher glycogen stores and warmer muscles).

I remember when Body for Life first came out. Bill Phillips had made a big deal in it about how you burn so much more fat working out first thing in the morning. Then later he retracted it saying it didn't really make much difference, I think. I was glad because I'm not a morning workout person and the idea that I was getting some small fraction of the benefit I could otherwise was really discouraging.

I'ts not debatable at all...the best time to workout is whenever you're able to give it 110% and crush the frackin' **** out of your workout.

Your body is constantly in a state of fat oxidation, carb burning, fat oxidation, carb burning. You don't have to fast to make your body do this...it makes no difference whatsoever...a deficit of energy is a deficit of energy is a deficit of energy...if you're in a deficit of energy overall, you're going to use fat as fuel period.

This. The best time to workout is when you will actually do it, and keeping doing it. If a person is not a morning person, trying to get up extra early to fit in a workout MAY result in lack of long term compliance with the plan. Workout when it works for you.

I try and do mornings for the reasons listed above. Less excuses and best to get it done and out of the way. Also, it sets up a "right frame of mind" when I see tempting foods, I think back to how hard I busted my butt on my workout and I am able to resist because I am not willing to undo my 30-45 minute work in 2 bites. Afternoons are good to because of the glycogen levels but again....I find too many excuses...Try different times for a week or two and see what feels right for you!

this topic is debatable but I've heard that if you work out in the morning before eating, you'll achieve better results because your body was fasting and that makes your body burn the fat stored in your body. Not sure if this is true, so I'd love to hear feedback

I don't know that anyone addressed the "workout fasted" myth here, but it is just a myth. Whether you workout on a full stomach or otherwise, it does not help you "maximize" the fat/calorie burn. Just isn't true.

That said, it's usually better to workout about an hour after taking in some "dirty carbs" so that you have the energy available in your bloodstream to perform at your best.

A great book that addresses all these kinds of things, and is really easy to read, is New Rules of Lifting for Women. I highly suggest you pick it up.



Also I prefer to workout in the evenings, or on weekends in the late morning/early afternoon. No way in hell I exercise soon after waking up. Makes me feel sick... and it sucks lol

The best time to work out is always when you can devote yourself 110% to a kick butt workout. For me, that's about 6-7 pm. That's the best time for me because I've gotten work for the day finished, kids settled with home work and chores, and supper in the oven. I can focus on myself for 30-45 minutes with full intensity.

I prefer the morning, mostly because my gym is quieter. All the big muscley guys appear at night and hog the machines! It gets me going and puts me in a good mood for the rest of the day too.