Is There a Best Time to Work Out? ➤ Morning, Lunchtime, or Evening
There are quite a number of different studies that suggest that training in the late afternoon or early evening is the best time for most people. The reason for this has to do with muscle temperature, which reaches its peak around this time. Warmer muscles increase the metabolic processes and energy metabolism of the muscles. Incidentally, you can achieve a similar effect by warming up before your workout.
This rise in muscle temperature can be explained by your biological clock. This internal mechanism determines your day-night rhythm and has a big influence on bodily functions that fluctuate over the day like body temperature, heart rate and metabolism.
But, unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple to determine the best time of day to train. Stress, work, eating habits and sleep behavior influence your biorhythm, as does your mental state. Thus, it’s primarily your life circumstances and your preferences that determine what time of day is best for you to train.
To help you decide whether to work
out in the morning, at lunchtime or in the evening, we have put together a list of the pros and cons of training at each time of day