3 Smart Reasons to Work Out in the Morning
By Sarah Jio, Glamour magazine
I know, I'm with you: When I open my eyes in the morning, the last thing I want to do is start breaking a sweat. Coffee and breakfast and email come to mind first. I tend to push my daily run out to the afternoon, but here are smart reasons I, and you, might reconsider and try working out first thing...
1. It boosts your mood
Are you a grouch in the mornings? A long stream of research has indicated that exercise boosts endorphins and other feel-good hormones in your bod, and it may be enough to push you through the morning slump and keep you smiling all day.
2. It may help you burn more calories
Working out in the morning, say experts, gives a mega-boost to your metabolism, setting your body on track to burn more calories throughout the day--even when at rest.
3. It may be less toxic
Experts believe that, in general, air quality may be better in the morning hours than afternoons. So when you're huffing it up the street in your neighborhood, you'll breath in less toxic air in the mornings than later in the day.
Interesting, huh? Enough to get you to try working out in the a.m.?
When's your work out time of choice?
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