Morning Exercise - What are the Advantages?

<h1>Morning Exercise - What are the Advantages?</h1>Author: <a title="Kareene Koh" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/kareene-koh/88450.htm">Kareene Koh</a> For many people the thought of morning exercise is just too much to take on. Most people opt for the evening under the guise that they are unable to get out of bed earlier. However, there are some genuine benefits that may make you consider building morning exercise into your routine. 1. Higher Metabolism = Higher Fat Burn The first good reason to exercise in the morning is that it will increase your metabolism. Studies have found that by working out in the morning, you can increase fat burn by two to three times compared with exercising at other times of day. For those of you that are trying to lose weight, you will immediately appreciate the difference this could make. When you wake up and exercise, you are immediately switching your body on and telling it to get to work. You need to make sure that you do between 30 minutes to an hour of exercise and preferably some cardio at least three times a week to gain the full benefit of making this change. 2. Increase Energy Levels and Alertness When you exercise in the morning, you will start to see an improvement in your energy level and alertness throughout the remainder of the day. Exercise, even in the form of a light walk, is a really great way of fighting fatigue. If you find that you take a while to get started in the morning, this could help remedy that issue. It may seem strange at first but once you form a regular routine there is plenty of evidence to suggest that this is a natural energy boost that will be far more effective in the long term than reaching for a coffee when you crawl out of bed. 3. Less Likely To Have Your Routine Disrupted When you exercise during the day or in the evening, it is a lot easier to be distracted by other parts of your life. We all have competing demands on our time and in most cases, people will say that their barrier to regular exercise is lack of time. This is not exactly true. For most people, there is time in the morning to exercise; you are just not accustomed to waking up a bit earlier. It takes a bit of getting used to, but if you can start waking up earlier on a regular basis, it starts to become normal. You are far less likely to face disruptions or distractions from exercise in the morning. You can just get up, do it and then get on with your day.  4. Better sleep Exercising in the morning is also proven to improve your quality of sleep meaning you will sleep more soundly throughout the night. If you exercise in the evening, you are too alert and energized afterward to be able to fall into a restful nights sleep. It often takes time to wind down afterwards. By comparison, when you exercise in the morning it sends a clear signal to your body that it is daytime rather than nighttime and that helps set your body clock over time. If you suffer from poor sleep, it is worth experimenting with this to see if it works for you. These are some great reasons to consider morning exercise. If you have any questions please just post a comment below.  About the Author: Kareene Koh owns and operates find4me.com.au which is based around her passion for health and wellbeing. To find out more please visit <a href="http://www.find4me.com.au"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.find4me.com.au">http://www.find4me.com.au</a></a>.Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/fitness-articles/morning-exercise-what-are-the-advantages-681708.html" title="Morning Exercise - What are the Advantages?">Morning Exercise - What are the Advantages?</a>

For many people the thought of morning exercise is just too much to take on. Most people opt for the evening under the guise that they are unable to get out of bed earlier. However, there are some genuine benefits that may make you consider building morning exercise into your routine.

1. Higher Metabolism = Higher Fat Burn

The first good reason to exercise in the morning is that it will increase your metabolism. Studies have found that by working out in the morning, you can increase fat burn by two to three times compared with exercising at other times of day. For those of you that are trying to lose weight, you will immediately appreciate the difference this could make. When you wake up and exercise, you are immediately switching your body on and telling it to get to work. You need to make sure that you do between 30 minutes to an hour of exercise and preferably some cardio at least three times a week to gain the full benefit of making this change.

2. Increase Energy Levels and Alertness

When you exercise in the morning, you will start to see an improvement in your energy level and alertness throughout the remainder of the day. Exercise, even in the form of a light walk, is a really great way of fighting fatigue. If you find that you take a while to get started in the morning, this could help remedy that issue. It may seem strange at first but once you form a regular routine there is plenty of evidence to suggest that this is a natural energy boost that will be far more effective in the long term than reaching for a coffee when you crawl out of bed.

3. Less Likely To Have Your Routine Disrupted

When you exercise during the day or in the evening, it is a lot easier to be distracted by other parts of your life. We all have competing demands on our time and in most cases, people will say that their barrier to regular exercise is lack of time. This is not exactly true. For most people, there is time in the morning to exercise; you are just not accustomed to waking up a bit earlier. It takes a bit of getting used to, but if you can start waking up earlier on a regular basis, it starts to become normal. You are far less likely to face disruptions or distractions from exercise in the morning. You can just get up, do it and then get on with your day.

4. Better sleep

Exercising in the morning is also proven to improve your quality of sleep meaning you will sleep more soundly throughout the night. If you exercise in the evening, you are too alert and energized afterward to be able to fall into a restful nights sleep. It often takes time to wind down afterwards. By comparison, when you exercise in the morning it sends a clear signal to your body that it is daytime rather than nighttime and that helps set your body clock over time. If you suffer from poor sleep, it is worth experimenting with this to see if it works for you.

These are some great reasons to consider morning exercise. If you have any questions please just post a comment below.

Kareene Koh owns and operates find4me.com.au which is based around her passion for health and wellbeing. To find out more please visit http://www.find4me.com.au.

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