When is the best time to exercise if you want to lose weight: in the morning or in the evening?

28.10.2024 12:24

Both morning and evening workouts have their advantages. The choice of time to visit the gym depends primarily on what goal you have set for yourself.

When is the best time to exercise to lose weight?

It is believed that exercising in the morning helps to process fat and sugar more efficiently throughout the day. In addition, it increases fat oxidation.

Simply put, after a morning workout, the body will better cope with incoming calories and store fewer “in reserve.”

The advantage of evening workouts is that they burn more calories compared to morning workouts (assuming the same intensity).

Therefore, there is no clear answer as to in which case you will get rid of fat faster.

Exercise machines
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However, if you look at the problem of losing weight as a whole, it is still preferable to load the body in the morning - but only because training carried out in the first half of the day is more effective due to the impact on eating behavior.

Research shows that morning exercisers have better control over their appetite, tend to choose healthier foods, and increase physical activity throughout the day.

And since proper nutrition and general physical activity are often more important than exercise, anyone trying to lose weight should schedule exercise in the first half of the day.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Internet resource editor