Not at all! The important part is that you are making the time to live your body. If it works out better later in the day, that’s great! It’s usually suggested to be completed in the morning because there are very little distractions and fatigue. I find that if I don’t work out in the morning, I won’t have the energy or something will come up and I’ll miss my exercising for the day.
I think it’s a matter of personal preference. When I wake up in the morning, I’m stiff in my joints, so morning is a good time for me to loosen up with exercise (stretching exercises).
Exercise when it feels right for you. If that us the afternoon or evening so be it. The danger is the distractions of the day. So make sure if you’re going to exercise in the evening that it’s on your calendar and that you commit to it. The other option of course is always to get up earlier when you will not be distracted and can put in a little bit of time everyday. So even if you only get 10 minutes in in the morning it’s a better than nothing.
Absolutely not! If you can’t find time to exercise in the morning, that’s okay! Just make sure that you set aside a specific time that you know you will be able to workout in the afternoon or later on in the day.
Not at all. The whole point is you schedule the time to take care of yourself, regardless of the hour of day. If you can carve out the time to commit to achieving other people’s goals, the more you need to carve out time for yourself everyday. You need to recharge, otherwise you are useless to yourself and to everyone else.
Get up earlier and do 8 minutes of stretching, and slow yoga-like exercises. You don’t have to break a sweat or get in a cardio workout to get the benefits of morning exercise. It’s not morning strength training or morning endurance training. It’s 'morning exercise.' Think about it as brushing your teeth or eating a healthy breakfast . Have an open mind and trust in the advice Fabulous is giving. I’ve noticed that I have a lot more flexibility and mobility at work now that I do the morning 8 minutes every day. Don’t overdo it so you can do it 365 days a year. Save the strength training and endurance training for when you have time during the day.
There is no problem as long as you get the result – exercise. If your goal is exercise specifically in the morning how about thinking to go to bed earlier or waiting up earlier?
If you exercise later in the day just be careful that it’s not close to bed time. Your body needs a couple hours usually, between exercise and sleep. Try it and see how it is for you. I do my main exercise in the middle of the day, but I do about 5 minutes of stretches and crunches first thing in the morning. Even that makes a big difference getting the day started well.
Of course it is fine to exercise when ever you have time. Even if you slip it in by doing little bits during the day, it is great and you will feel good about yourself for doing it. This sense of accomplishment will motivate you further. And it is also a great idea to Exercise at the same time everyday so It becomes a ritual like bathing and brushing your teeth. This provides a more fail safe way of exercising.
Not for me, as long as you at some point in your day get a bit of exercise it will keep your heart healthy. I think routine is best so if you only usually have time in the afternoon then always exercise in the afternoon
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