When is the best time to run?

Now is a fast-developing era. In order to adapt to the heavier burden of daily study and life, most people choose running, a simple and exercise-like sport, in their spare time, in order to better improve our physical fitness to cope with the heavier physical and mental labor tomorrow. But have you ever thought about when is the most effective time to run?

According to the Department of Health, the best time of the day for air quality is around 1 p.m. During this time, sunlight is strongest, the ground temperature is high, air convection is vigorous, and wind speed increases, which can disperse pollutants on the ground.

When the sun rises in the morning, the ground temperature is still low and the temperature in the upper layer is high. In the evening, the heat energy of the ground quickly cools down to the sky and the temperature in the sky drops more slowly. Both situations will cause radiation reversal near the surface. The exhaust gas from chimneys and vehicles cannot rise and spread, causing the air pollution to increase sharply. If you go for a morning run at this time, the air you breathe is not clean!

"Running at noon is energetic" - running at noon is not energetic!

You must be careful when running at noon. Improper exercise will not only affect your mental state, but also your body. The first is lunch. Don’t go to the gym after lunch. If you have a gym plan today, you can eat some snacks half an hour in advance, such as a slice of whole wheat bread or a handful of nuts or almonds, so that the body has enough energy to function. In addition, if you have to continue working in the afternoon, remember not to do too much strenuous strength training, and be careful not to exceed the time limit for aerobic exercise. Otherwise, the afternoon sleepiness will keep you coming back.

"Exercise before bed is good" - It has nothing to do with the effect, it just helps you rest better

Many people say that exercising at night is most effective, and the weight loss the next day is always so obvious. In fact, everyone selectively ignores the fact that they have “no food intake” for the entire night. Even if they do not exercise, they will still lose weight when they weigh themselves the next morning. The effect of exercising at night is not much different from that at other times, except that the body can get a better rest after exercise, and the muscle groups torn during exercise can be better repaired.

So, what is the best time to run?

For runners who want to lose body fat, jogging in the morning on an empty stomach is best. The reason why we often say that aerobic exercise should last for more than 30 minutes is because the body consumes glycogen in the first 30 minutes. To put it simply, glycogen is a substance evolved from food. If you run on an empty stomach, you will naturally reduce the time of glycogen consumption, allowing the body to enter the fat-burning stage faster.

A foreign study has shown that compared with walking after breakfast (burning 216 calories), walking before breakfast (burning 298 calories) can increase fat burning ability by about 33%.

Some girls would complain about being grumpy or having low blood sugar if they go running without eating breakfast. In fact, because the blood concentrations of glucagon, cortisol, etc. in the body are higher in the morning, there is no risk of hypoglycemia at all. However, for those who usually have blood sugar diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular problems, it is not recommended to run on an empty stomach.

When to run is not related to your own preferences but more to arrange your time reasonably so that it can play the role of physical exercise. If you don't choose the right time to run, it is easy to end up running for a long time but not feeling any better. So friends who have read the above article, if you can do as the article says, you will get twice the result with half the effort.