Morning Motion Means More Moxie

When it comes to exercise, one of the hardest things, for me anyways, is to drag your butt out of bed 40 minutes before your alarm usually goes off so that you can subject your body to rigorous exercise. But if you can wake up early to watch World Juniors or World Cup games when they’re hosted in Europe, then you can do this. Besides, exercising in the morning does have it’s benefits…

Exercising in the morning helps you avoid excuses, gets you fit faster and has you feeling ready to face the day ahead.

When you first wake up in the morning your metabolism is chugging along at a very low rate, it is at its lowest level because it slowed down during sleep. But when you exercise your metabolism increases. So exercising in the morning enhances your metabolism when it’s naturally the most sluggish.

Another benefit to moving first thing in the morning is the fact that exercising releases endorphins, your body’s natural feel-good drug. Endorphins help you respond better to the unexpected events that the upcoming day may throw at you.

Morning may be the only time of day that you can actually control. As the day goes on, things change, distractions come up. Like things that demand your time; your spouse, your kids, your job;

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Studies show that morning workouts reduce blood pressure and improve muscle building potential. The bottom line is when you commit to exercising in the morning you bypass excuses and get the fat off faster.