rest of the day, as it fills the body with energy. Of course, the benefits that a morning workout offers
They will depend a lot on the person. In the following lines, you will know what advantages it has to exercise in the morning.
What benefits does training in the morning provide?
Having an exercise routine is beneficial no matter what time of day it is, but each hour brings certain advantages concerning others. If you do an exercise routine in the morning:
- You have more accumulated energy. If you have a lot of work and a lot of things to do, sometimes you can
arrive in the afternoon with a very tired body. But in the morning you have new energy after hours of
rest. - It will be easier for you to organize your days. People, when they follow a routine, in a way
organized, they are encouraged to maintain this order in their lives. Starting the day with sports will make you feel very
good with you and will motivate you for the rest of the day. - You will reduce blood pressure. In general, doing sports is ideal for lowering blood pressure.
arterial and strengthen the heart. However, there are studies, like one done by a researcher at Appalachian State University which state that the benefit
It is even greater if the sport is done in the morning. - You will be in a better mood. Sport releases endorphins, the so-called happiness hormone
that allows you to be happier, stop anxiety, and reduce stress. - You will sleep better. You will go to bed tired. Training in the late afternoon,
On the other hand, they activate the body a lot to rest at night and that can be counterproductive.
How should you prepare to do a morning exercise routine?
There are certain aspects that you should take into account when you decide to train during the first hours of the day:
- Don’t fall into the trap of turning off the alarm clock. Sometimes coming out of sleep can be
complicated. But think twice before putting off your alarm clock and remember the benefits of being in
shape. - Have prepared what you need. So you don’t have to lose hours of sleep preparing your bag of
sport and what you need, leave it prepared the day before. - Feeding. As you will see later, one option is to train on an empty stomach. But if you decide
to train after eating something, it is best to focus on products high in fiber such as cereals and fruit
which also have healthy sugars. All this will provide the energy that training may need. - Time. Set aside an hour or even a few minutes before starting your summer activities.
day. Some sports experts say that a routine of about 15 minutes in the morning, of high intensity (also known as
such as HIIT), already serves to improve physical fitness and health. But if you can dedicate a full hour to it, what
It can also include cardio exercises, much better. - Warm up and stretch. It is always important to prepare the body for exercise and then stretch.
so that the muscles do not suffer. If you don’t stretch well in the morning, you could injure yourself at some point during the day.
day.
Is it good to do sports on an empty stomach?
Many people in the fitness world take advantage of this time of day to do part of their daily sport without eating anything.
before, while others are totally against this practice. There is not a consensus on this
issue and there are investigations with mixed results. Studies that support that
sports on an empty stomach lose more weight are based on these theories:
The body that has not eaten for several hours turns to fat to obtain energy for the body.
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There is research that states that if a person has not eaten anything for many hours before exercise, the
The body will resort directly to its energy reserves, which are the fats accumulated in the body.
At the same time, when the body does have reserves because the person has recently eaten, it resorts to
energies that exist with blood glucose. This is the mechanism by which training on an empty stomach would help us to
lose more weight than if we train having eaten shortly before.
A study that supports this theory and that is very recent was published in October 2019, after a time of study at the British University
of Bath. And he concluded that you can lose up to twice as many calories when training on an empty stomach. It is necessary to mention
that the object of the study, which lasted six weeks, was dozens of men who, before these tests, wore a
sedentary lifestyle and were overweight or obese.
Fasting increases sensitivity to growth hormone
points out that if a person can lose more calories if they train before having breakfast, the
sensitivity to insulin and also to growth hormone, which is related to weight loss. This
research dates back to 2010.
In general, do sports when you do it, and whether on an empty stomach or after having breakfast, the most important thing is that you listen to
your body Some people find it great to do their sports routines without having eaten anything for hours,
while for others the opposite happens. Others have more energy at night, while others have more energy in the morning.
It is the highlight of the day.
And you, what do you prefer? Share your experience in the comments.
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