Just a reminder in case you haven’t done them yet. Taxes are due this week.
We continue to work on pullups and lunges for April so update the board on Monday with your Month To Date accumulated count on each. You can choose just one to work on or both to get even more benefit. I will stop posting mine as I have more chances to rack up the count and appears to inhibit some of the rest of you.
This week’s article is about a study of when is the best time to workout. One thing they don’t factor in is “what works best for your schedule or when are you more likely to workout for whatever reason?” The best time for you is the time you most likely to consistently do it even if you get better results from one time vs others. Read on here……..
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| As much as CrossFit is all about community, that isn’t always the case with the 6 AM and 6 PM crews. |
| The morning folks tend to be fiercely loyal to the morning, the evening folks to the evening, and the two finally meet at the annual gym BBQ. |
- “Oh, you’re John Brown. I have seen you on the leaderboard.”
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| But have you ever wondered which schedule is better for your health? Morning, afternoon, or evening workouts? |
| A new study that will be presented at the upcoming American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session sought to discover just this. |
| The result: Exercising in the morning might bring the best health benefits. |
- To uncover their findings, the researchers, led by Prashant Rao, examined health data from 14,500 people and discovered that those who exercised in the morning had lower rates of cardiometabolic risk factors—including a 30 percent reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, a 35 percent decrease in obesity, a 31 percent lower risk of coronary artery disease, and an 18 percent lower chance of developing high blood pressure—compared to those who exercised at other times.
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| Worth noting: Those who exercise between 7 and 8 a.m. have the lowest risk of coronary artery disease. |
| As to why this might be the case, one theory researchers have is that various metabolic and cardiovascular processes follow circadian rhythms, so exercising in the morning helps you take advantage of this circadian variation to reap the biggest benefits. |
- Alternatively, adrenaline levels, which are associated with heart disease, are generally highest in the morning, so this could also explain why exercise might be most beneficial in the morning.
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The Big Picture
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| Although this is just one study and it has not yet been peer-reviewed, it analyzed a relatively large sample size of 14,500. So, while it should be approached with caution, it also suggests that this research might be onto something. |
| As someone who has gone to the gym nearly every morning for 20 years, I know that skipping my morning workout leads to a more stressful, more overwhelming day. Conversely, attending a morning class immediately reduces my anxiety and stress, lifts my mood, and sets me up for a much better day. |
| I don’t know if my morning workouts also help other systems in my body function better, but for mental health reasons alone, I will never join the 6 p.m. crew.
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SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK- Monday-Friday 5 am, 6 am, 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm Saturday at 7 am
WORKOUTS THIS WEEK- jump rope/toes to bar/box jump triplet, FRONT SQUAT, FRAN, DEATH BY 30M, MINI MURPH, POKER
SEE YOU AT THE GYM
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