Health: What is the Best Time of Day to Run?
Will running in the morning provide any extra benefits compared to training at any other time of day?
Blackmores’ Online Personal Trainer and Weight Loss Coach Andrew Cate weighs up the pros and cons.
The benefits of a morning run
Have you been told it’s best to run before breakfast? While making sure you fit in a run at any time of the day is the most important factor, there are certainly some advantages to working out in the morning. These benefits include:
It helps boosts your metabolic rate at the start of the day, before you’ve eaten.
It may help to regulate your appetite for the day.
It can increase the consistency of your exercise program, as you’ll be less likely to put off morning exercise for other interruptions.
It’s a real ‘pick me up’, and makes you fee...