Morning or Evening Workouts?

Wellllll! I can't get up early either...i rather sleep haha! I usually go at 5---so by the time i get home i still have a while to relax and calm down before bed

I started off doing evening workouts because I felt I had more energy than in the morning...Mornings i`m very sleepy and sluggish. I have started doing the mid-day, but idk if that is an option for you because you work full-time I would suggest when ever you have the most energy and time. Morning always seems ideal because then you are done, you`ll have energy during the day, but it`s tough to commit too! I hear ya

I prefer Evenings. I have the Wii Biggest Loser and have it set up for a 12 week Challenge. When I know I have a workout scheduled (which isn't every day), I get up early and do it in the morning then in the evening I work out burning the rest of the calories I have set as a daily goal. I find if I do my workouts in the morning, I eat more all day

One thing to remember, if you have 10 minutes in the day, it's ok to do a 10 minute workout 3 or 4 times a day. You still are burning calories, just not all at the same time!!!

Good Luck to you on your weight loss and whatever option you choose!

CarlaAnn15

If you're doing cardio, then mornings on an empty stomach are best. Why? Because you have low glycogen levels in the morning which are used up quickly.. Then, your body goes to the next available source for it's energy, which is fat!
So, the result is that your body begins to burn fat sooner resulting in more fat loss in the exercise period.
I hope this helps.

I say evenings. I also have two little ones and I used to try to workout in the morning before they woke up. I've changed it so that I work out in the evenings (after dinner and homework) and let them have video game or computer time then. They have been waiting all day to play a game and they don't interrupt me:) It is working out very well!

I would LOVE to workout out first thing in the morning, BEFORE eating, but can not get myself out of bed to do it. I read a study that showed that was the only way to purely burn fat and build muscle. Even if eating healthy, when exercising later in the day, the muscle was marbled with fat. Yuck.

I'll be the first to admit I don't know everything about human phisioligy....but that is BS.

The time of day does not change chemical reactions in the body, or the physics of "working out" If there is a difference in calories burned/muscle reaction it's negligable.

Bottom line: Work out when you'll work out consistantly. If you have trouble getting up in the morning, don't work out then. If you're like me and like getting up and getting after it...do it. Just don't not work out because there is this preception of a right or wrong time.

I'm totally NOT a morning person, so I'll never be able to swing a morning workout. It takes me two hours just to be able move around without running into walls!*LOL*

I'm a teacher, so I pack my workout clothes in my car. Immediately after school lets out (3:20pm), I drive to the gym and workout. I find that if I do this, I don't have time to sit around and tire out or think of excuses NOT to workout. Also, it's still early enough in the afternoon that it won't mess with my sleep cycle.

Hope this helps!
Shannon

I usually workout mid-day or evenings. I think as long as you make time to workout, than that's all that matters!

The great thing about working out in the mprning is you do not have to think about doing it all day because it is already done. I suggest if you can get to bed 1/2 hour earlier so it will be easier to get up a 1/2 hour earlier. I currently am doing 25 minutes in th emorning and 17 minutes at 7pm. Have not had trouble sleeping yet but I know the night one takes motivation.

The best time to workout is the time when you can commit to it every day, be it mornings or afternoons.

This is GREAT advice...I was gonna write whenever you can get it in, I work overnights 3 nights a week so I do it whenever I can get it in

good luck

I am definitely a morning person if I don't do it before noon I just don't get it done but that's just me I only do cardio for now but it is just easier for me to do it even if I'm half sleep which I usually am lol but I know the rest of my day is mine to do what I want with out worrying about exercising but I do break it up in to 2 sessions I do the Wii fit between 8 n 10 depending on the time I get up I do the ski machine about noon after my muscles have loosened up some and because I find it boring so I watch the news to make it go faster but what ever works some days I just don't feel it so I do it when ever as long as I get my total time in for the day.