Best time to go to the gym?

Joanna331
Joanna331 Posts: 12 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I usually go to the gym on a morning or on a night around 9pm. Today I was off work so went around 2:30pm. I did the same exercise for the same amount of time but found it really hard, still aching now. Is there a time that is particularly better than others?
Thanks

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  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    None…don't like a GYM.
  • notnikkisixx
    notnikkisixx Posts: 375 Member
    Really it just depends on your schedule. I have heard that most people's energy levels drop most in the afternoon, so maybe that has something to do with it?

    Personally I prefer to go in the morning before work, usually around 6:15am or after work, around 6pm. I find that I work out better on an empty stomach and am less likely to overeat after I have worked out.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    The best time is the time that works for you.
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    whats said above , best time is individual some people are mornings others are nights. Getting in the gym is the big thing.

    Only other point id make is that I find the busy time is obviously 4-8pm. I find the gym busy at the moment becayse of the NY resolutioners.
  • dave4d
    dave4d Posts: 1,155 Member
    I like going before work if I can. I'm lucky to see more than 5 people in the gym at 1:30 in the morning. I have more energy when I get up plus I can get on nearly anything I want without having to wait for someone else.
  • cblue315
    cblue315 Posts: 3,836 Member
    There is a very large sign on the wall at my gym.
    When should you work out? When you feel like it.
    If it feels better to go in the evening, go then. It is very personal, just go.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Anytime within a given 24 hour period...

    You need to workout when it's best for you...some people have more energy in the morning and have better workouts in the morning...I personally do much better in the weight room in the evening...it's a personal preference thing, there is no universally better time to workout.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    whatever works for you, just GO! :) i go with my neighbor on tuesday and thurs afternoons and then on sunday mornings super early. those are the times that work with both of our schedules, so thats when we go! LOL Now, i PREFER the morning, but that's just because I have more energy in the morning usually.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    Ninkyou wrote: »
    The best time is the time that works for you.

    Yep. There isn't anything about body rhythms that should make you more sore at one time than another...you might just be having a slightly off day.
  • kalynbreann357
    kalynbreann357 Posts: 56 Member
    I prefer going a night. Not that my schedule permits me to go in the morning but even if it did I just couldn't imagine feeling good and having a good day after waking up and getting sweaty
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    kbmnurse wrote: »
    None…don't like a GYM.

    :huh: Alrighty then....

    As for OP... whatever time is better for you.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    kbmnurse wrote: »
    None…don't like a GYM.

    whelp...thanks for CONTRIBUTING.

    to the OP, whatever time is good for you. if you get used to working out at a particular time, your body will get used to it, and other times will feel weird....until you get used to them too.
  • ajwall3
    ajwall3 Posts: 187
    Whatever works with your schedule and energy levels.. if I workout in the morning I'm utterly exhausted the rest of the day. If I work out around lunchtime, I'm good. Plus it's not busy then! 4pm the gym is so busy it's hard for me to focus. I'm not a morning person though so that's probably why working out early is a death sentence to my energy for the rest of the day.
  • Joanna331
    Joanna331 Posts: 12 Member
    Thanks for all the comments/advice. I'll stick with night time i seem to have more energy then and don't ache the next day like I am now - afternoons definitely don't work for me lol x
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