19/365 No eXercise before Zzz

Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

I realize that not everyone is a morning person. When I wake up, I'm ready to go for a run, to eat breakfast, or do whatever. You may not be like me and that's wonderful, it's better that way really :)

However, I do want to advise all of you non-morning people to reconsider working out at night, like past dinner time. My reasons are these:
1. You are more likely not to work out if you put it off until later in the day.
2. If you need to sleep, exercising at night won't help you out too well. After you exercise, your body is hyped up and needs to recover before you are back to your normal resting state. It will take a few hours for your body to wind down enough to be able to have a nice deep sleep.
3. You're going to want to eat after you work out, right? It's hard to fall asleep and a full/satisfied stomach.
4. Your quality of sleep will most likely not be as great compared to when you exercise earlier in the day.

Exercise is a fantastic way to have better energy levels. You will sleep deeper and wake up with more energy because of it. Try to schedule your exercise earlier in the day or prepare to stay up a few more hours (though you shouldn't especially if you know you have to get up early) before you go to bed.

In health,

Lauren