Morning, afternoon or evening: When is the right time to exercise? [Beuzz]

According to the study, people who exercised in the middle of the afternoon had a lower risk of dying, both in general and from heart disease, compared to people who exercised in the evening and in the morning. Morning.

coaching For the study, 92,000 people in the UK took part and had their health and demographic data assessed from a biomedical database. (Image source: Pixabay)

A recent study, published in Nature Communication, suggests that people who train in the afternoon may live longer than people who train in the morning or evening. The study defined mid-afternoon as 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., evening as 5 p.m. to midnight, and morning as 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. However, he also pointed out that moderate to vigorous activity at any time of the day is better than none at all.

For the study, 92,000 people in the UK took part and had their health and demographic data assessed from a biomedical database. Participants were given accelerometers that measured when and how hard they worked over a seven-day period. The researchers then reviewed mortality records after several years and found that about 3,000 (or 3%) of the participants had died, including about 1,000 from heart disease and 1,800 from cancer.

People who exercised in the middle of the afternoon had a lower risk of dying, both in general and by heart diseasecompared to evening and morning sportsmen (Photo source: Pixabay)

According to the results, people who exercised in the middle of the afternoon had a lower risk of dying, both in general and by heart disease, compared to evening and morning sportsmen. The same goes for people with “mixed” exercise schedules or those who regularly change their workout schedules.

Dr Aashish Contractor, Director of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, commented on the study saying, “This is an interesting study, which once again highlights the importance of moderate to vigorous physical activity in reducing deaths from all causes, and also of heart disease and cancer”.

Dr. Contractor, however, doesn’t think training time is of great importance; instead, he stresses the importance of training regularly. “Researchers showed a slightly greater benefit in the afternoon compared to morning or evening exercise, but honestly I don’t think that’s a big take-home message. What’s much more important, c “It’s about having physical activity as part of your daily and weekly routine. It’s best to do it at a time that’s convenient for you, that you can sustain for the long term,” says the expert.

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First published on: 2023-04-16 at 09:10 IST