Article Link NY Times on AM vs. PM exercise. No answers, just interesting

paideiamom · 12-11-09, 02:58 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/he...best.html?_r=1

Basically the answer is it depends on which theory you believe in, or at least that is what my uneducated reading of it interpreted.

Lucky Star · 12-11-09, 04:47 PM

That's quite interesting. And if you are trying to lose weight, I wonder if exercising (less efficiently?) with a higher heart rate later in the day would lead to faster loss?

chrisqan · 12-11-09, 04:54 PM

http://www.acefitness.org/fitfacts/f...px?itemid=2625

i read this article a few months ago and it too suggests that afternoon workouts might be better because your basal temperature is higher.

paideiamom · 12-11-09, 04:55 PM

That was my basic confusion. Do you burn more exercising efficiently or ineffeciently.

But I appreciated the considered way people responded to interviews and giving both sides.

cherimac · 12-11-09, 05:01 PM

I was always an afternoon exerciser until about a year ago. Then I switched. This week, I've switched back and find that my performance is just better in the afternoon. The con, for me, is that life can get in the way and my workout may be shorter~or not happen. But, I just feel better exercising in the afternoon. But, I'm SOOOO not a morning person.

Lucky Star · 12-11-09, 05:06 PM

Maybe this is why I do short strength workouts in the morning, but save my cardio for the afternoon/evening.

Kesal · 12-11-09, 05:10 PM

That article definitely clicks with me. I always feel like I get a better workout later in the day than I do first thing in the morning, and my heart rate is higher. I just feel like I can put more oomph into it. The which-is-better debate is pretty much moot for me though; if I don't exercise first thing in the morning on weekdays, I don't exercise at all, and that's no good.

YogaGal · 12-11-09, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Kesal

The which-is-better debate is pretty much moot for me though; if I don't exercise first thing in the morning on weekdays, I don't exercise at all, and that's no good.

That's my situation. I am NOT an early morning person, but when I used to put off exercise for after I came home from work, too often it didn't happen at all. While I find it difficult to get myself started in the morning, I do find it much easier to stick to a schedule of exercising regularly--usually 5 mornings a week--when I get it done before work.

sherry7899 · 12-11-09, 06:17 PM

I wish I could exercise at night, but I rarely have energy at that time. I'm definitely a morning person. Once in a while, I'll manage some yoga or a one mile Leslie workout at night, but that's about it.

Sherry

videofit · 12-11-09, 06:24 PM

I've always worked out after work and no earlier than 4pm on my days off. I just don't feel like doing anything earlier. Even if this article said morning workouts burned the most fat and were better for my heart, I still wouldn't do them.

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12-11-09, 02:58 PM
paideiamom VF Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta-ish	NY Times on AM vs. PM exercise. No answers, just interesting http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/he...best.html?_r=1 Basically the answer is it depends on which theory you believe in, or at least that is what my uneducated reading of it interpreted. __________________ If you need a hug today, consider yourself hugged. "Moderation is remembered only after the deed is done." Mirabelle Watkinson, fabulous writer in residence. "I am patient with stupidity but not those who are proud of it." Edith Sitwell Words matter. I thought I had seen it all. Then I tried on my bathing suit. (Unknown sage at craft show)

12-11-09, 04:47 PM
Lucky Star VF Supporter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: A helluva town	That's quite interesting. And if you are trying to lose weight, I wonder if exercising (less efficiently?) with a higher heart rate later in the day would lead to faster loss? __________________ ~ Gina ~ "Remain cheerful, for nothing destructive can pierce through the solid wall of cheerfulness." ~Sri Chinmoy "We are so fortunate that we get to exercise!" ~Erin O'Brien

12-11-09, 04:54 PM
chrisqan Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UWS, NY	http://www.acefitness.org/fitfacts/f...px?itemid=2625 i read this article a few months ago and it too suggests that afternoon workouts might be better because your basal temperature is higher.

12-11-09, 04:55 PM
paideiamom VF Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta-ish	That was my basic confusion. Do you burn more exercising efficiently or ineffeciently. But I appreciated the considered way people responded to interviews and giving both sides. __________________ If you need a hug today, consider yourself hugged. "Moderation is remembered only after the deed is done." Mirabelle Watkinson, fabulous writer in residence. "I am patient with stupidity but not those who are proud of it." Edith Sitwell Words matter. I thought I had seen it all. Then I tried on my bathing suit. (Unknown sage at craft show)

12-11-09, 05:01 PM
cherimac Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Georgia	I was always an afternoon exerciser until about a year ago. Then I switched. This week, I've switched back and find that my performance is just better in the afternoon. The con, for me, is that life can get in the way and my workout may be shorter~or not happen. But, I just feel better exercising in the afternoon. But, I'm SOOOO not a morning person. __________________ Cheri

12-11-09, 05:06 PM
Lucky Star VF Supporter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: A helluva town	Maybe this is why I do short strength workouts in the morning, but save my cardio for the afternoon/evening. __________________ ~ Gina ~ "Remain cheerful, for nothing destructive can pierce through the solid wall of cheerfulness." ~Sri Chinmoy "We are so fortunate that we get to exercise!" ~Erin O'Brien

12-11-09, 05:10 PM
Kesal Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Upstate NY	That article definitely clicks with me. I always feel like I get a better workout later in the day than I do first thing in the morning, and my heart rate is higher. I just feel like I can put more oomph into it. The which-is-better debate is pretty much moot for me though; if I don't exercise first thing in the morning on weekdays, I don't exercise at all, and that's no good.

12-11-09, 06:17 PM
sherry7899 Join Date: Jun 2003	I wish I could exercise at night, but I rarely have energy at that time. I'm definitely a morning person. Once in a while, I'll manage some yoga or a one mile Leslie workout at night, but that's about it. Sherry

12-11-09, 06:24 PM
videofit Join Date: Dec 2002	I've always worked out after work and no earlier than 4pm on my days off. I just don't feel like doing anything earlier. Even if this article said morning workouts burned the most fat and were better for my heart, I still wouldn't do them. __________________ “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Krishnamurti