In the morning or at night? A debate about when it is best to exercise and how it affects our health depending on when we do it.
At the moment that a person proposes to do exercise, either by medical recommendation to improve the health conditionor because you want to change your bodyyou must decide at what time of day to dedicate hours to a routine.
However, not all people have the same energy to the tomorrow or the evening either because they feel comfortable at one or the other time of day, so it leaves a question as to which time of day is best for exercise.
What is the best time of day to train?
In recent years, scientific evidence has accumulated comparing the effects of exercise performed in the morning versus the afternoon. A recent meta-analysis, which evaluated data from nine studies involving 450 peoplerevealed that the exercise in the afternoon it can be more beneficial for the cardiovascular health.
When we plan exercise in the afternoon, the choice of the type of exercise is relevant. It is advisable to avoid vigorous activities and weight training in the hours before sleep, because it could negatively affect its quality and duration. Likewise, it is recommended to leave two hours difference between the end of trainingand the time of sleep since it contributes to having a dream more restful during the night.
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On the other hand, the exercise afternoon tend to achieve a better effect when wanting lose weight because the physical activity accumulated during the day can discourage having want to eat. However, the specialists recommend accompanying the Exercise routine with a diet made by a nutritionist.
Afternoon exercise can help cardiovascular health
In recent years, scientific evidence has accumulated comparing the effects of exercise performed in the morning versus the afternoon. A recent meta-analysis, which evaluated data from nine studies involving 450 peoplerevealed that the exercise in the afternoon it can be more beneficial for the cardiovascular health.
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The results show a more pronounced reduction in triglyceride levels in the blood after the evening exercise. Besides, the physical activity in this time slot it has been shown to be the most effective option to reduce the blood pressure in people with hypertension. In individuals with type 2 diabetesit has been found that the exercise in the afternoon is more effective in controlling blood sugar levels.
It is important to note that this line of research is relatively new, and it is essential to understand that exercise is beneficial at any time of the day. Those people that they don’t have flexibility in their schedules to choose when work out they can continue to do so in the tomorrowand will still have additional advantages, such as an improvement in the capacity of attention, memory and decision making.
Source: Ambito
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