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You’re committed to losing weight and are in the search for the right workout routine. You’ve even enrolled at the gym or decided to start jogging. But is it enough to embark on a new regimen to lose weight? Or should you also be mindful of the time you choose for your workout?

As research proves it, a morning workout might be more effective for torching those calories! The research has been covered by Gretchen Reynolds of New York Times and suggests that working out before having eaten a breakfast can speed weight loss and keep the body primed for burning higher levels of fats all day long.

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A Look At The Research

Belgian researchers conducted a 6 week study on 28 young healthy men in 2010. They divided the men into 3 groups. All men were given a diet with 30% more calories and 50% more fat than their regular diet. Group 1 was assigned no workouts. Group 2 began a balanced workout mid-morning post a hearty breakfast. And Group 3 was put through the same workout early in the morning before breakfast. As can be expected, at the end of 6 weeks, the results looked like this:

  • Group 1 – all the men gained weight, minimum 6 pounds each, and also developed insulin resistance from their unhealthy lifestyle
  • Group 2 – the average weight gain was 3 pounds and quite a few developed insulin resistance despite their mid-day workouts
  • Group 3 – none of the men gained weight and retained healthy insulin levels. Despite a supersized diet, they were also burning more fat all throughout the day.

We demonstrated…that early-morning exercise in the fasted state is more potent than an identical amount of exercise in the fed state for maintaining healthy waistlines,’ Peter Hespel, a professor in the Research Center for Exercise and Health at Catholic University Leuven in Belgium and the study author told the New York Times.

What Does This Mean For You?

As can be inferred from the research report, a strenuous workout alone isn’t enough to lose weight. Yes, Group 3 maintained their weight and healthy insulin levels despite eating far more calories and fat every day. But your goal here is to lose weight.

So, the ideal scenario for people looking to lose weight happens to be —- Make healthy alterations in your diet to cut back on caloric intake and prefer to work out in the mornings before breakfast.

Why this will work? Early morning workout force your body to tap into stored fat reserves for fuel. For those who workout with medical equipment post a meal, muscle glycogen is readily available to be burned for energy during a workout, so the body doesn’t have to burn off the excess stored fat; until and unless your workout is so strenuous and long that all muscle glycogen has been depleted.

This study provided one of the first evidence that an early morning workout in fasting stage is better for weight loss as compared to identical amount of exercise some time later in the day after a meal.

Is There More To It?

Some health experts have also pointed out that healthy lifestyle habits contribute largely towards our health, and hence, towards maintaining a healthier weight. Early morning workouts require an individual to follow a more strict bed time- waking up time schedule. Aligning our internal clocks with the natural world creates healthier circadian rhythms and helps give our metabolism a much needed boost, so we are burning fat throughout the day and not only while exercising. And that is probably also the reason your grandfather was so particular about his early morning walks and never quite enjoyed an evening stroll as much!

So the next time you want to hit the snooze, remember that an early morning workout will not only help you meet your weight loss goals, it could also kick-start the day on the right note to give you a lot more energy and fat burning capabilities throughout the day.


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By increasing blood flow, exercise helps nourish skin cells and keep them vital. "Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to working cells throughout the body, including the skin," says dermatologist Ellen Marmur, MD, author of Simple Skin Beauty: Every Woman's Guide to a Lifetime of Healthy, Gorgeous Skin and associate professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. In addition to providing oxygen, blood flow also helps carry away waste products, including free radicals, from working cells. Contrary to some claims, exercise doesn't detoxify the skin. The job of neutralizing toxins belongs mostly to the  liver. "But by increasing blood flow, a bout of exercise helps flush cellular debris out of the system," Marmur tells WebMD. "You can think of it as cleansing your skin from the inside."

Exercise has also been shown to ease stress. "And by decreasing stress, some conditions that can be exacerbated by stress can show some improvement," says Brian B. Adams, MD, associate professor and director of the Sports Dermatology Clinic at the University of Cincinnati. Conditions that can improve when stress is reduced include acne and  eczema. Although researchers are still investigating the link between stress and skin, studies show that the sebaceous glands, which produce oil in the skin, are influenced by stress hormones.

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/acne/acne-care-11/exercise 

I thought of starting this blog post after the following experience. Like how a suggestion from a friend helped me, I wish that this blog post including the comments would be of value to people. Most of the following isn't related to improving facial skin quality (do see the comments below for skin related updates):

I started going to gym in my apartment complex. During evening, I went to salon in my apartment complex. The owner is my friend. I asked about (glycerin + gulab jal + lemon) mix to apply on face for several pimples that have come on my face. He said I should try it. He also said to drink Safi. I said that I'm looking for a new gym since not working out regularly in recent weeks has probably also brought several pimples. He said that why don't I go to the one in my apartment complex. I said that I'll check it out which I did and they've serviced the equipment only a week ago. It's fine and moreover it saves my time a lot which I can use for dance class that I've wanted to join for a long while. Also, I've always wanted to go to gym twice in a day with cardio in morning and weight training in evening which I can try to do now much better.
 
After checking out the gym, I went to the salon and asked my friend to come along with me to workout on which the person said that the society doesn't allow them for which I felt very upset. I said I would try to speak with society management on which the person said that it has already been discussed. I wish this person can exercise regularly. I'm very thankful to this person for the suggestion. I also keep giving this person my suggestions on marketing and other things. I wish that we can be of value to each other for the long term.

I also spoke to a yoga teacher who had held a class for ladies in the community center. He's trying to setup a power yoga class for males and which I'm looking forward to if the batch can be made.
 
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Shakti
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