2023-09-19 07:03:38
SILVIA TURN (CURIERE DELLA SERA)
Updated Tuesday, September 19, 2023 – 09:03
The analysis carried out in the United States has compared the physical state of more than 5,000 people who exercise depending on the time of day they choose to do so.
People doing sports in El Retiro.JAVIER BARBANCHO
How does the time of day you exercise affect weight control? A new study that has just come to light and will be published in the October issue of the scientific journal ‘Obesity’ ensures that it is better to exercise first thing in the morning if what you are looking for is to lose weight.
This is not the first time this issue has been debated. The team of researchers who carried out this analysis, which belongs to the Franklin Pierce University of the United States, has identified the time slot between seven and nine in the morning as the time of day in which a greater association is observed between sports practice and a lower body mass index.
The study was carried out using the accelerometer, a more complex instrument than the pedometer, which evaluates physical performance. The scientists analyzed 5,285 people and divided them into three groups according to the time of day they chose to exercise: in the morning, in the afternoon or at night.
Participants who reported doing sports in the morning (150 minutes of moderate to intense physical activity per week) had a lower body mass index and waist circumference than those in the other groups. In general, they followed a healthier diet and lower daily energy consumption.
In addition, early risers have been shown to be more sedentary during the day than people who exercise at other times, but despite this, they were still thinner than the subjects analyzed in the afternoon or night groups. Likewise, the people who are part of this group were, on average, 10 to 13 years older than the others, there was a greater proportion of women and they stood out for being of non-Hispanic white race, with university or higher education and for not consuming alcohol. tobacco or alcohol.
Thus, those who wish to maintain their weight or lose weight could opt for morning exercise, preferably on an empty stomach and for at least 30 minutes, since in this way the body will use fat reserves as a source of energy.
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