Is there a "best time of day" to exercise?

Don’t exercise right before bed time. The adrenaline high from the exercise may keep you up for quite a while.

In the morning is probably the best time, then the high will carry over into your work.

Back in the day when I did that sort of thing, I found I did best in the afternoon, about an hour after eating. I was already loosened up, having been around and about for the day, and it also gave me a nice pick-me-up for the afternoon.

Any time you are most likely to actually do it.

If you’re going to have a vigorous workout, I’d say do it before you eat, unless you haven’t eaten in the last 24 hours.

After a meal, a body has to devote some energy and circulatory flow to digestion, and a vigorous workout at that time can disrupt that process, sometimes to an unhealthful extent.

One time my friend decided to run some 40-yard dashes after a substantial meal, which resulted in his leaving most of his incompletely-digested breakfast on the field.

First thing in the morning so you get it out of the way. As the day goes on there are always “excuses” that pop up. Make it a first thing priority and it is more likley to happen.

I wouldn’t advise doing that near bedtime.
Whenever I have done that,I could not sleep .
and the treadmill takes up alot of room in the bed…very disruptive ;)

What @JLeslie and @WestRiverrat said. I’ve never been able to stick to a morning routine. I work out at lunch and play sports after work. I’m the most fit man alive.

The actually say the best time to work out is in the morning, you get the best burn and you don’t tend to give up as quickly.

I can’t do the morning thing. Ican’t say I’ve tried too hard, but I prefer to exercise between 12 and 2 most days. I agree with whatever time suits you best. You’ll get into a routine in no time and figure out what works best for you. Enjoy!

Doing exercise in the morning is a difficult job for me. I can do it, but after having bath. I feel bored, unenthusiastic and stale in the morning, don’t know why!. Due to this I can no longer do much exercise in the morning . I think doing exercise in the evening is as good as doing in the morning. I feel more energetic after doing it in the evening.

Thanks, everyone. I wasn’t sure whether it mattered what time I did it, but it seems it doesn’t matter all that much.

Thanks for your thoughts!

All that matters most is actually exercising. I highly recommend playing some sort of sport regularly. Going to the gym, running on a treadmill, lifting weights, etc… is so boring that it is very difficult to maintain the motivation to do it frequently. At least for me. Try racquetball with a friend or something.

@cockswain – Yeah, I hear you there. I’m still feeling excited about the whole thing, so motivation isn’t an issue (yet). Mr. Fiance runs on Saturday and Sunday mornings, so once I’ve built up some cardio stamina (and found a good sports bra) I plan to go with him. I’m hoping that’ll help add some motivation. Unfortunately we can’t afford a gym membership or anything, so what we do do is going to have to be free. I’m hoping that my couch-potato nature will allow me to be at least somewhat motivated – put the bike in front of the TV and I’m a happy camper :)

I took up tennis for the first time about two years ago. Maybe both of you can get into that since all you need to buy is a racket and balls. Worked for me, and it’s a blast once you get hooked.

I do lots of brisk walking in the night after work. I find that it helps me relax and the workout helps me sleep better. My friend (who jogs) advised me not to exercise in the morning as the body hasn’t warmed up yet.

But I think if you do proper warm ups, any time which is convenient and works for you is the time for you. Happy exercising.