When is the best time to do cardio?

[Toddy]

well, if no one has anything else to say, about how many miles can ya'll run...non-stop?

around the world and back again for a warm-up

[rocco1252]

When is the best time to do cardio other than before breakfast?

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I reckon I have pretty good stamina while running, though not the best but some times I gotta stop cuz my calves startin hurtin like a *****. Anyway to help that?

Preciate it.

why dont you want to do it in the morning is it too difficult to get yourself up and into the mood to workout or just cant do anything without eating first?

Now, on to the question. When is the best time of day to do cardio, and why? Well, I bet most people do cardio "whenever they get a chance." Sometimes during the middle of the day, sometimes before bed, sometimes directly after your weightlifting workout, sometimes directly before the weightlifting workout and sometimes first thing in the morning. The truth is, all of those times will get results. It doesn't matter what time of day you do your cardio workout, you will be burning calories every time. BUT, the real question is, which of those times is the most effective? And the answer is (drum roll please).... first thing in the morning!

Doing cardio first thing in the morning, on an empty stomach, before you eat anything, is by far, the most effective. Whether you run, jog, walk, swim, jump rope, take an aerobics class, ride a bike, etc., doing it first thing in the morning is the best time to do it for maximum fat loss. Why? Its simple. When you do your cardio workout, you are burning calories. Lets say you wake up, eat breakfast, eat lunch later in the day, and then a few hours after lunch, you do your cardio. All you will be doing during that cardio is burning the calories and carbs of the food you just ate. When you do cardio first thing in the morning, you haven't eaten anything for the last 8 or so hours because you were sleeping. So, when your body sees that there are no carbs to burn, it goes directly to stored bodyfat. And stored bodyfat is the fat that is on your body, which is the fat that you want to lose!

Understand how it works? When you do your cardio sometime during the day other then first thing in the morning, you spend most of that time burning off carbs that you already ate that day. When you do it first thing in the morning, there are no carbs to burn, so all your body can burn is body fat!

[NJFighter91]

I still stand by whenever you can but if you decide to do it early in the morning, immediately after have a fast digesting carb like dextrose or some bananas and 20-30 minutes later some fast digesting protien. Or you can mix both and have them immediately after.

Cardio is good whenever as long as there's a good post-workout meal after it.

[NexBesThang]

why dont you want to do it in the morning is it too difficult to get yourself up and into the mood to workout or just cant do anything without eating first?

Yeah, its hard as hell for me to wake myself up.

[NexBesThang]

anyone else

[Scoody Boo]

Morning was the best time of day for me. Before breakfast. In Prison is did a three week workout taught to me by another inmate that involved sprints and intervals. Lost half my body fat in three weeks. Still do that work-out a couple of times of year to cut up for the summer or if I am hooking up with a woman from Seattle I see now and then.

Morning on an empty stomach would probably be best. Unless you are just not a morning person. Then you will look for excuses to not run. Believe me, it happens.