TIP #11- Time your workouts right & Eat breakfast!
When you sleep, your body is actually repairing itself and your muscles from your workout that day.
When should you workout? Well, everyone will be different bc of work, life, school schedules. But- morning seems to be the best time!
A study done with 7am, 1p, and 7pm exercisers showed-
Morning people stay in 75% more reparative sleep time than others.
When you workout, it can take 4-6 hours for your core body temp to return to normal. Remember, higher body temps lead to decreased sleep. So if you are working out in the evenings, try to do so early as possible or your sleep may be altered.
Mid day workouts showed no sleep benefits.
If you have insomnia, CONSISTENT workouts can help.
People who exercise show a 55% increase in falling asleep faster, 18% increase in total sleep time, and 13% increase in sleep quality.
Tips-
Even if you don’t workout in the morning, get some kind of active movement in to start your day to put your normal sleep cycles in motion.
If exercise is important to you, schedule it into your day and make it a non-negotiable.
Find a workout you love and enjoy! This makes it easier to be consistent every day!
On the flip side, if you don’t sleep good the night before, workouts are usually shorter and less frequent bc it’s easy to say I didn’t sleep well so I’m skipping my workout.
Last, the book suggest lifting HEAVY weights 2 times a week, for both fat loss, and optimizing your hormones.
Start your morning off with a big breakfast, something with protein and healthy fats- this simply helps your insulin not to spike and you start your day fuller and with more fat burning fuel!
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