Studies have shown that exercising before breakfast in the morning, complemented with a proper and healthy diet for weight loss, is significantly effective compared to exercising after breakfast. Studies have proven that doing your exercise programs before breakfast significantly produce more fat loss.
Early morning exercise can help your aging loved one stick to his/her goals to stay active and well before daily plans get in the way. A morning exercise routine can help keep your loved one's brain and body healthy with increased mental focus.
Eat a healthy breakfast
Be well fueled going into a workout. Studies suggest that eating or drinking carbohydrates before exercise can improve workout performance and may allow you to work out for a longer time or at a higher intensity.
You burn more fat when exercising before breakfast.
In one study of 10 healthy men, the group who exercised before eating breakfast (the other group worked out later in the day—after eating) showed increased fat oxidation for up to 24 hours after their workout.
Working out on an empty stomach won't hurt you—and it may actually help, depending on your goal. But first, the downsides. Exercising before eating comes with the risk of “bonking”—the actual sports term for feeling lethargic or light-headed due to low blood sugar.
In general, for healthy individuals looking to lose weight or get fitter – morning workouts are perfectly fine. In most cases, they are even a great choice (see next section).
Recent studies have revealed that there is such a thing as too much exercise: individuals who exercise vigorously more than 7.5 hours per week are at a higher risk for developing Coronary Artery Calcification, heart damage, and rhythm disorders.
Generally, older adults in good physical shape walk somewhere between 2,000 and 9,000 steps daily. This translates into walking distances of 1 and 4-1/2 miles respectively. Increasing the walking distance by roughly a mile will produce health benefits.
Seniors Can Still Bulk Up On Muscle By Pressing Iron Our muscle mass decreases at surprising rates as we get older. But researchers found that people older than 50 can not only maintain but actually increase their muscle mass by lifting weights.
How Much Is Too Much? A study revealed startling evidence that vigorous exercise of more than 7.5 hours per week increased the risk of heart damage, coronary artery calcification, or rhythm disorders.
Many experts agree that the recommended steps per day for seniors is 7,000-10,000.
Early exercise will help you start the day with more energy, focus, and optimism. Plus, after a morning workout, you're more likely eat healthy and say active throughout the day. Despite these benefits, there isn't a “right” time to exercise. The best time is one that you can stick with long-term.
Kickstarting your fitness regime with morning workouts could help you build muscle faster. And it's all thanks to your hormones. In the early hours of the day, levels of vital hormones — like testosterone — that build muscle mass are higher. By exercising in the morning, you can take advantage of this, Keith said.
Vitamin D may be protective for muscle loss; a more alkalinogenic diet and diets higher in the anti-oxidant nutrients vitamin C and vitamin E may also prevent muscle loss.
Traditionally, experts have recommended not exercising at night as part of good sleep hygiene. Now a new study, published Oct. 29, 2018, in Sports Medicine, suggests that you can exercise in the evening as long as you avoid vigorous activity for at least one hour before bedtime.
Walking and Health
[2] Walking is an exercise that meets this aerobic component and is associated with improving high blood pressure and body mass index, and lowering the risk of diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease, and early death.
“It is sometimes good to work out even when you are tired, because, depending on how tired you are, exercise can give you the needed energy boost to help get you through your day or evening,” says health coach Shawna Norton, CPT.