Achi news desk-
A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Sydney in Australia has revealed a surprising health benefit of exercising in the evening after 6:00 pm than sweating in the morning.
The study examined the impact of exercise routines and health outcomes in 30,000 obese people aged 62-88 over eight years, with the aim of answering the age-old question: Does the time of day you move your body change your health?
The study found that obese people who exercised after 6 p.m. had a 61% lower risk of death and a 36% lower risk of developing heart disease compared to obese people who did not exercise at all.
Meanwhile, those who exercised in the morning had only a 33% lower risk of death and a 17% lower risk of heart disease.
Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis, study author and director of the Mackenzie Wearables Research Center at the Charles Perkins Centre, said: “This study suggests that the timing of physical activity can be an important part of recommendations for future management of obesity and type 2 diabetes, and their prevention. Health services in general.”
The study analyzed the weekly activity of the participants using a 24-hour fitness tracker and found that physical activity levels vary significantly between people, influenced by factors such as age, sex, smoking habits and diet, and not just physical activity.
The participants were sorted into four categories according to when most of their activity occurred: morning, afternoon and evening.
The study found that morning exercisers working from 6am to noon, afternoon athletes from 6pm, and evening participants from 6pm to midnight had the best results, based on observational findings from smaller trials.
According to Dr Angelo Sbag, a lecturer in exercise physiology at the University of Sydney, around two out of three Australians, due to social factors, are overweight or obese, increasing their risk of serious cardiovascular conditions such as heart attacks, strokes and premature death. .
“Physical activity is by no means the only solution to the obesity crisis, but this study does indicate that people who can schedule their activity for certain hours of the day may best offset some of these health risks,” Sabag added.
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