What is the best time of day to exercise? First thing in the morning? Just before bed?

What about eating and exercise? Should you exercise before or after eating? How long should you wait to exercise after eating?...

ladyofthehollow	excersize in the morning is a great way to kick off the metabolism- not at bedtime when you want your body to prepare for rest. before or after eating as far as i am concerned is fine and after eating i might warm up with stretches and walk a little while first before getting into anything strenuous
RaeRae	in the morning you wake up drink a cold glass of water and do a little excercise (30 mins) then eat.... the body burns calories when it warms the cold water you just drank and then when you excercise in boosts your metabolism so when you eat it will burn off some of what you ate too
Chewy	u should do it in the morning cuz it makes u feel good about urself going about ur day, but also do it b4 bed, or after eating so u dont leave all the stuff in your body to be stored as fat- exercise is good 4 u
dubdub	In the morning, it gets your metabolism started early
BaileyMac	morning. never excercise until 30 minutes after u eat. you will get cramps. same with drinking water too fast..
Simply Me	In the morning, exercising stimulates your whole body! Exercising before bed will keep you up, unless of course it is the "other kind" of exercise.
LoVeLy	i excercise at night before bed..but my mom says that i should excercise in the morning because later on in the day i would be walking up and about or even running (burning more fat) and at night i would just go to sleep afterwards.. so i should do it in the morning from now on
MadforMAC	Everything I'v e read says not before bed. Makes sense, you don't want to get your system hyped up just before bed or you won't sleep. Probably it depends on you. Are you a morning person? If not the afternoon is good. I usually exercise late in the afternoon, that way I am working off breakfast, lunch and still have my system up and running when I eat dinner to burn some calories then too. (I read that even a few hours after exercising, your body is still burning calories from a good workout, hence, still burning some while eating dinner).
Kipper	Exercising in the morning, is far better than exercising at night. If you exercise in the A.M. you will have far more energy during the day, and you might even be less hungry during the day, and therefor consume less calories, during the course of the day. Exercising at night, will make falling asleep far more difficult, because your energy level goes way up after exertion. Always exercise as early in the day as possible.
Caitlinnnn <3	In the morning. You should exercise after eating, and if you eat after exercising, make sure not to eat too much. That would defeat the purpose of exercising.
shygirlie210	In the morning because everything is fresh in the morning.
kramback123	About 2 hours after eating, time of day doesn't matter. 2 hours after eating, your body is best-able to build from the protein you ate.
123123123	I would say about thirty minutes after waking up. If you do it before you go to bed, you'll be too restless to go to sleep and it's bad for your muscles to go directly from lots of movement to no movement at all. Plus, exercising in the morning gets your blood flowing and gets you energized for the day.
IWasWondering	The best time to exercise is when you can do it regularly. (You also need to consider what exercises you are doing. Running can be intense, as can weight lifting. Stretching or yoga may be less so.) If you have no problem getting up early and doing it, exercising in the morning is going to be "efficient" in terms of only showering once (after exercising), and getting it over with so other things don't interfere with your schedule. If you are, by nature, a night owl, exercising in the early evening is probably best. Don't exercise vigorously right before bed, or else you'll never get to sleep. As to eating, a small bite about an hour before exercising is ok. Much more than that, or closer to your exercise time, you'll get stomach cramps. Eat nutritious food as soon after exercising as you can stomach it. This will enable your muscles to recover more quickly. When your muscles recover more quickly, you get stronger faster and your muscles will ache less.
salome	it depends on your mood and weather, i do exercise first thing in the morning then eat my breakfast and then dance before i take my shower. that will give you high Energy for the whole day, then sometimes on lunch time, brisk walk around the building or walk along the busy street to visit the cathedral and pray to cleanse my soul. then at night after i ate my dinner, i do some crunches before i go to bed.
mrknositall	What kind of exercise are you doing? In the Army we do all of our physical training in the morning before breakfast.
runner45	I'm an avid runner, I also work out in the gym. Here's what I would say; Eating properly is just as important as excercise. It is better to work out on an almost empty stomach. Not quite empty; but, You only want enough protein in your system to be able to support the needed energy for your workout. And when you do eat afterwards, don't pig out. It's hard to work out on a full stomach. I can't. All the times I've had too much food in me,and then I went running, it wants to come out at the worst time; like when I'm not close to a bathroom. If you work out in the morning you will find that you have more energy for your day. Working out before bed might cause you to not be able to sleep.
joon	best time? i think it's in the morning and evening. But just before bed, i think this is not suitable. Because.... i Also duno how to explain. (Sorry YA)
Doodlebug	Exercise: Everyone has there own internal natrual clock that dictates times they are more active and alert and times when they are more tired. The majority of people are most awake during the day time hours, with the rest of the population either during the early morning or evening and night. The time when you are most awake is the best time to exercise. You will gain more benefits as a whole by doing this. Studies show that people who exercise at times that are not their peek have more chance for injury. Basically you are less coordinated at those times, your muscles are less responsive and your metabolism is slower. For instance I am more awake during the evening, so I exercise at that time. If your work schedule does not allow you to do it at that time, then use the next most awake time available. Eating: Eating is fine through out the day. Here are some tips: 1. Never eat after 6PM 2. Eat a small breakfast everyday, a light snack before lunch, a small lunch, a light snack in between and a small dinner. By eating all day rather then eating once or twice, you will boost your metabolism making you able to burn more while you are at rest. The key is portion! 3. Make sure that you eat the most calories at the time when you are most alert. You burn more calories during this peek time. 4. Eat after exercising. Studies show that you burn more if exercising on a glass of OJ rather than an actual orange. Hope this helps!
Opus	Recent research indicates that the mythology around exercising in the evening is mostly bull. As long as you give yourself about 2 hours or more to "cool down" before going to bed, there is no reason why you shouldn't exercise in the evening. Obviously (from the responses above), most people haven't heard.
richtorres_2000	MORNING BECAUSE IF YOU EXCERCISE TOO LATE YOU MIGHT HAVE PROBLEMS FALLING ASLEEP
tampa2424	Here is what you need to do, if you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off. Eat 6 small meals a day about every 4 hours. Here what that will do for you, your metabolism will increase (i.e. Loose weight) and you will have more engry. If you go on a diet and eat less, your metabolism will slow down and store to fat. That is why diets dont work. Only the size of your fist, carbs (examples:baked potato, pasta, oatmeal, beans, corn, melon, apples, fat free yogurt, whole wheat breads)in one and protien (examples:chicken breast, swordfish, shrimp, turkey breast) in the other. You can also eat vegetables and salads with any meal, they dont have none or little fat). 30min cardo exercise every day. Any of these(examples: walking, jogging, swimming,running, biking, ect), Monday cardo, tues upper body (arms: curls, tricep extensions,pull ups, front press)(abdominals: leg pull crunch, leg raises), (chest: bench press, butterfly, pullover)(shoulders: front press, arm pullover, cross county skier machine)(back:seated row, lat pull downs, back extension)(YOU DONT HAVE TO DO IN ONE DAY, mix it up) wed cardo, thurs lower body (legs: leg pull,leg press, squats, lounges) fri cardo, sat upper. Sunday eat anything you want and dont exercising, you do this on sunday so your body doesnt go into starvation mode. YOU NEED TO TAKE SUNDAY OFF. If you stilck with this you will have a great body. also drink aleast 8oz of water daily! Stay away from Mcdonals, Wendys, ect because there is nothing good for you on the menu's even the salads are bad (beaon bits, cheeze, dressing, ect) Good Luck :)
G.S	First thing in the morning, when (surprisingly) you have more energy. AND it is cooler then in the afternoon. At night you are likely to be too exausted to do anything. Wait 15 min. before you exercise after eating.
♥~Nikki~♥	I think the best time is in the evening. In case you work, if you do it in the morning and have to walk around, you could start to get cramps, if you do it before bed, then you won't be able to sleep, but if you do it after work in the evening, you have the rest of the evening to chill after that until you have to go to bed.
Bobby!	First thing in the morning to loose weight.
ღஐ Queen B ஐღ	In the morning
boop	depends on your body clock, work schedule. for me @ nite, not an AM person. 2nd shift work, like to excercise after work @ the gym. fits well for me. take into consideration what is going on in your schedule presently.
ma. loen l	first time in the morning is the best time to exercise.Exercise before eating or else you would have nauseated feeling or eventually throw up. This is not only would help you physically fit but also emotionally stable and mentally alert.
Kortnee b	NO never do it before bed it aint good do it in the morning and in the evening
cute_valley_boys	It really depend on your goals... Any professional will tell you it does not matter whether it is in the morning or evening... you exercise and you will burn the same amount of calories within the 24 hour period. In terms of eating... eating after you exercise lessens the likelihood you will feel sick or slothy during your workout... I recommend to not eat before working out, but if you have to, have something light like one piece of fruit. Watch out when you eat after working out. Think small. Many people over eat after a workout which is not good either.
the baldchemist	Well the best time is first thing in the morning without eating.after your workout eat eggs , tomatoes, porridge and anything with protein( not fat stuff) If you have eaten before you exercise then 2 -3 hours. I read this and applied it and it works fabulously. I feel great all the time I dont get tired and research shows that if you exercise in the morning you will keep with it. Evening exercisers often stop. Go and take a look at http://fit-n-fat.blogspot.com these guys are fun and there recommendatons work. Take care