Top 10 Reasons
To Exercise In The Morning!
If I had to pick a single
factor that I thought was most important in a successful exercise
or weight loss program, it would be to exercise first thing
in the morning - every morning! Some mornings, you may just
be able to fit in a 10 minute walk, but it's important to
try to do something every morning.
So why mornings?...
1. Over 90% of people who
exercise 'consistently', exercise in the morning. If you want
to exercise consistently, odds are in your favor if you exercise
first thing in the morning.
2. When you exercise early
in the morning, it "jump starts" your metabolism
and keeps it elevated for hours, sometimes up to 24 hours!
That means you're burning more calories all day long just
because you exercised in the morning!
3. When you exercise in the
morning you'll be *energized* for the day! Personally, I feel
dramatically different on days when I have and haven't exercised
in the morning.
4. Many people find that morning
exercise "regulates" their appetite for the day
- that they aren't as hungry and that they make better food
choices. Several people have told me that it puts them in
a "healthy mindset."
5. If you exercise at about
the same time every morning, and ideally wake-up at about
the same time on a regular basis, your body's endocrine system
and circadian rhythms adjust to that. Physiologically, some
wonderful things begin to happen; A couple of hours *before*
you awaken, your body begins to prepare for waking and exercise
because it "knows" it's about to happen. Why? Because
it "knows" you do the same thing just about everyday.
You benefit from that in several ways..
a) It's MUCH easier to wake-up.
When you wake-up at different times everyday, it confuses
your body and thus it's never really "prepared"
to awaken. b) Your metabolism and all the hormones involved
in activity and exercise begin to elevate while you're sleeping.
Thus, you feel more alert, energized, and ready to exercise
when you do wake-up. c) Hormones prepare your body for exercise
by regulating blood pressure, heart rate, blood flow to muscles,
etc.
6. For many people, that appointed
time every morning becomes something they look forward to.
It's time they've set aside to do something good for themselves
- to take care of their body, mind, and soul. Many find that
it's a great time to think clearly, pray, plan their day,
or just relax mentally.
7. Research has demonstrated
that exercise increases mental acuity. On average it lasts
four to ten hours after exercise! No sense in wasting that
brain power while you're sleeping. :)
8. Exercise first thing in
the morning is really the only way to assure that something
else won't crowd exercise out of your schedule. When your
days get hectic, exercise usually takes a back seat!
9. If finding time to exercise
is difficult, anyone can get up 30 to 60 minutes earlier to
exercise (if it's a priority in your life). If necessary,
you can go to sleep a little earlier. Also, research has demonstrated
that people who exercise on a regular basis have a higher
quality of sleep and thus require less sleep!
10. You'll feel GREAT! DO
IT!
| Authors Details: Greg Landry, M.S Web
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