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Paul McCarlie

Is exercising in the morning best for your body? - Health & Wellbeing - 0 views

  • But if the sound of your early morning alarm leaves you more likely to slap the snooze button than slip on some sneakers, are you missing out on the best time of day to get active?
  • Given that most of us aren't active enough anyway, getting moving is more important than when we do it,
  • While there's a popular belief that exercising in the morning may be more effective for weight loss, Guelfi says we still don't have the scientific evidence to back that up.
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  • Another common idea is that because heart attacks and other cardiac events occur more frequently in the morning, people who are at increased risk should exercise vigorously only in the afternoon.However in a 2007 scientific statement, the American Heart Association said cardiac events during exercise were relatively rare.
  • Research shows later in the day, when our body temperature and muscle strength are at their peak tends to be best for exercises that require substantial physical effort. But skill-based exercises, or ones that require fine motor control, are better performed in the morning.
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      An interesting contrast from previous articles
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