Losing weight in the morning is possible. People who train in the morning can lose more weight. Apparently getting up early has many more benefits.
Waking up early to go jogging at 6:00 in the morning or go to your spin class can be painful and definitely not for everyone, but a recent study proved that your morning effort may have more health benefits than you think
The results of an exercise and bodyweight test called “The Midwest Exercise Trial 2” have shown that people who exercise before noon seem to lose more weight than people who do the exact same workout later or at night.
During the study, about 100 overweight men and women went out to train 5 times a week in a physiology lab, the exercise was light jogging or doing some other exercises to make them sweat. Each person would train to burn around 600 calories, according to The New York Times.
After 10 months, almost everyone in the study had lost weight, but the numbers varied greatly.
IS IT BETTER TO LOSE WEIGHT IN THE MORNING?
A more detailed study of weight loss in the participants showed that exercise schedules made a difference in the amount of weight lost. Study participants trained anytime between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and on average, people who trained before noon lost more weight than others who went to the gym after 3 p.m.
But the researchers also noted some other differences between people who exercise in the mornings and those who exercise later.
People who exercise earlier tend to be more active the rest of the day and eat slightly less than their counterparts. (Although the study noted that the food difference was only around 100 calories).
And while the link between uptime and weight loss may be just a coincidence, Erik Willis, a data analyst at the University of North Carolina Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at Chapel Hill, believes that there may be a statistical association between the two. But as with most studies, there is a lot of research that is needed before you can make a simple statement.
But Ellis also wants to reiterate that exercising at any time is a benefit to your health.
“I DON’T WANT ANYONE TO THINK THAT IT’S NOT WORTH EXERCISING IF YOU CAN’T DO IT IN THE MORNING … ALL EXERCISES, AT ANY TIME OF DAY, ARE BETTER THAN DOING NOTHING.”