Yes, WHEN You Work Out MATTERS

Some people exercise because they like it.

Some do it because they want to look good.

Others work out because their life depends on it. This is especially true if you want to reduce your risk of heart disease or stroke.

But to get the MOST heart protection from your exercise program, you’ll need to do it at the RIGHT time of day.

A recently published study used data from more than 86,000 people who didn’t have cardiovascular disease and wore activity trackers for one week.

The researchers then followed those folks for another six to eight years.

They found that people who were the MOST active between 8:00 and 11:00 a.m. had the lowest risk of heart disease and stroke.

Study participants who worked out in the morning hours had an 11 to 16 percent lower risk of coronary artery disease and a 17 percent reduced risk of stroke.

Women, in particular, saw the most benefit from morning exercise. When their data was isolated, the researchers found that the morning movers had about a 23 percent reduced risk of coronary artery disease and a 35 percent decreased risk of stroke.

Here’s the EXCITING part… these results held true regardless of the amount of total daily activity.

In other words, if you only have 30 minutes per day to exercise, you’ll get greater heart benefits just by doing those 30 minutes before noon.

Exercise is fantastic for your heart because it reduces blood pressure, improves blood sugar control, reduces stress, and much more.

P.S. When it comes to your body, timing is everything. And it turns out morning exercise isn’t just good for your heart. It could ALSO slash your cancer risk. I’ve got all the exciting details HERE in my earlier report.

SOURCE:

“Setting your clock: associations between timing of objective physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk in the general population,” 14 November 2022, European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac239