{"id":694,"date":"2023-01-31T04:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T04:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=694"},"modified":"2025-09-29T02:21:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T02:21:04","slug":"nyt-on-exercising-in-the-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=694","title":{"rendered":"NYT on exercising in the morning"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Exercise<\/a><\/p>\n

The idea of getting up at 6 or 7AM to work out makes me gag, but I know some people do – and it is possible.<\/p>\n

"How to Become a Morning Exercise Person. Yes, it can be done."<\/a><\/p>\n

Like many Americans<\/a>, \u201cI have faced the same challenges of getting up in the morning or finding time to exercise,\u201d Dr. Friel said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear when the ideal time of day to exercise is. Studies have suggested that the weight loss benefits<\/a> are highest in the morning, but improvements in blood sugar<\/a> and cholesterol<\/a> may be best in the afternoon. Realistically, it\u2019s most effective whenever you can do it consistently.<\/p>\n

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Almost every cell in the body functions on a daily rhythm<\/a> that lasts approximately 24 hours. This cycle determines not just when we fall asleep and wake up, but also our body temperature, our hunger pangs, our hormones and more.<\/p>\n

To wake up earlier and start a morning exercise routine, \u201cwhat we\u2019re trying to do is not just shift your bedtime, but actually shift your entire circadian clock to be earlier,\u201d said Kimberly Fenn, a cognitive neuroscientist who studies sleep and learning at Michigan State University. \u201cThat\u2019s the ultimate goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the morning, we get a flood of the hormone cortisol, which is thought to help wake us up, among other things, Dr. Fenn said. But if you suddenly switch your alarm clock from 8 a.m. to 6 a.m., your cortisol levels won\u2019t be high enough when it rings and you may struggle more than usual to get out of bed. Instead, she recommended gradually going to sleep at an earlier time.<\/p>\n

YIKES!<\/strong><\/span> There's more if you hit the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The idea of getting up at 6 or 7AM to work out makes me gag, but I know some people do – and it is possible. "How to Become a Morning Exercise Person. Yes, it can be done." Like many Americans, \u201cI have faced the same challenges of getting up in the morning or finding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=694"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7298,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694\/revisions\/7298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}