Evening exercises and morning training

Indian yoga instructors perform yoga postures at Anahata Yoga Zone in Hyderabad. Photo file / AFP

Contrary to popular belief, the researchers found that evening exercise was worth a morning workout.

The study published in the journal Cell Metabolism shows that the effect of exercise can differ depending on the time of day when it is performed.

"There seem to be quite significant differences between the effect exercised by the morning and evening exercises and these differences are probably controlled by the circadian body clock," said Jonas Thue Treebak, badociate professor at University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

"Morning exercise initiates gene programs in muscle cells, which makes them more efficient and more able to metabolize sugar and fats.In contrast, evening exercise increases the energy expenditure of the whole body for a prolonged period, "said Treebak.

For the study, the research team examined mice and found that morning exercise resulted in an increased metabolic response in skeletal muscle, while exercise later in the day increased energy expenditure over a period of time. extended.

Researchers measured several effects on muscle cells, including the transcriptional response and effects on metabolites.

The results show that the responses are much stronger in both areas after exercise in the morning and that it is probably controlled by a central mechanism involving the 1-alpha HIF protein, which regulates directly the circadian clock of the body.

Morning exercise appears to increase the ability of muscle cells to metabolize sugar and fat, and this type of effect is of interest to researchers with regard to people with severe overweight and type 2 diabetes.

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