What is the best time of day to exercise?

• Published date: 11 March 2024
• Author: MAYA ROSEMAN
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

During lunch hours, exercise is sometimes less comfortable, as heavy meals may reduce our ability to be active. Additionally, exercising right after eating interferes with digestion

So what are we left with? The morning.

It is true that not everyone has the time and opportunity to choose between times, but if you do, pay attention to another advantage of morning exercise: a study recently published in Cardiology Monthly examined whether there is a connection between heart disease and the time you exercise.

The researchers used data from over 86,000 people of normal weight or slightly overweight, over six years, and the frequency of heart attacks and other heart issues during this time. The measure they referred to this time was when they exercised – in the...