There is a lot of debate on the internet on whether or not performing cardiovascular exercise first thing in the morning is important in losing weight. There are studies which point to both sides of the argument. Be that as it may, many people swear by the effectiveness of this strategy.
Coupled with a good lowered carbohydrate diet and consistent morning cardio exercise, like running, one can lose as much as 25 pounds in a month doing cardio first thing in the morning. More importantly, given that you continue to exercise, you are guaranteed to keep that weight off.
The human body is a very complicated machine. Right after waking up from a long and restful sleep it is designed to look at for food. Man did not evolve through millions of years with breakfast ready by the bed. They hunted on the early morning hours to get their food. This is the reason why many believe that fasted morning cardio works.
This article will look into three reasons at why this weight loss strategy works.
Lowered Blood Glucose Level
During a long and ideal sleep your body uses up the energy from the food you took earlier to repair cells, rejuvenate skin and restructure organs. This leaves the body in a fasted state and a prime condition for losing fat.
All food is transformed into glucose for the individual cells to absorb. The night of healing and repair will have depleted a lot of the glucose roaming around your blood. In this state your body will have little left of that glucose to power your early morning exercise. Without glucose your body will turn to fat for your energy needs as you exercise.
This is the number reason why this strategy is so effective in losing weight. A very similar thing happens on our next reason why.
Depleted Liver Glycogen Levels
The liver stores glycogen along with the muscles and fat cells. Glycogen is a molecule that is transformed into glucose when the body needs it. During the fasting state of sleep after depleting blood glucose levels the body will then instruct the liver to release glycogen so it can use it to power your bodily functions.
Without glucose and glycogen (to turn into glucose) available to give you energy when you exercise first thing in the morning your body will turn to your fat cells to get energy.
Minimal Insulin Levels
Insulin is an enzyme that the pancreas secrets to help us break down the food that we eat and help turn it into glucose. In a fasted state, insulin levels are very low because there is not any need to have it around.
A negative effect of insulin is that it when it is present it discourages fat from being used as energy. Simply put it interferes with the burning up of fat. Exercising in the morning and having no insulin around to keep you from burning fat will guarantee the most ideal state for fat burning.
A very simple strategy to those wanting to lose weight is to simply start exercising first thing in the morning. We discussed the three reasons why this is effective. Now it is up to you to make it happen.
