Some of us exercise before work, some when we head home – but is there a better time of day to do it – morning, noon, or night?
A new study shows that those who exercise in the evening have a far lower risk of death compared to those who don’t exercise – 61% lower!
There are a few theories as to why the night is better overall – and it may have to do with how our bodies handle blood sugar later in the day. And it may lower our blood pressure for the evening, causing it to further drop into the next morning.
And there’s still good news for those who worked out in the morning, it lowered risk by 33% – and for those in the afternoon it was 40%.
So, no matter what time you exercise, doing some is far better than doing nothing.
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