When should I run? In the am or the pm?

Question

I like running at nite instead of getting up early to run. But which has been proven to be better for you?

Answer 1

I used to run at 6 a.m. I liked it because hardly anyone else was out yet so I felt less self-conscious, and it was still very cool out. Of course, this is when I worked the overnight shift so I was just getting home from work around this time. I don't think I could wake up early to run.

Answer 2

well running in the morning helps you to wake up and start ur day off right. it also is a lot easier cuz u dont have a days worth of food weighing u down. u may also find that u can run a longer distance in the morning. at leats thats what i've found. i think its different for every1 though.

Answer 3

i dont know for sure, but i think i heard it is morning. burn more kjs and wakes you up. i dont think it would make to much different though. :)

Answer 4

This is from

http://www.howtobefit.com/burn-body-fat....

The benefits of running in the morning

1. When you wake up in the morning after an overnight 8-12 hour fast, your body’s stores of glycogen are somewhat depleted. Doing aerobic exercise in this state causes your body to mobilize more fat because of the unavailability of glycogen.

2. Eating causes a release of insulin. Insulin interferes with the mobilization of body fat. Less insulin is present in the morning; therefore, more body fat is burned when aerobic exercise is done in the morning.

3. There is less carbohydrate (glucose) "floating around" in the bloodstream when you wake up after an overnight fast. With less glucose available, you will burn more fat.

4. If you eat immediately before a workout, you have to burn off what you just ate first before tapping into stored body fat (and insulin is elevated after a meal.)

5. When you do aerobic exercise in the morning, your metabolism stays elevated for a period of time after the workout is over. If you do aerobic exercise in the evening, you burn calories during the session so you definitely benefit from it, but you fail to take advantage of the "afterburn" effect because your metabolic rate drops dramatically as soon as you go to sleep.