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Researchers are constantly trying to understand whether there is a suitable time for everyone to exercise, to reach satisfactory results.
In this regard, a new study revealed that it had reached a partial answer and it is now possible to determine which hour burns more fat.
And it was found that people who visit the gym in the morning burn more fat than those who go to work out in the evening.
Using an experiment involving rats, researchers from the Karolinska Institutet, one of the largest medical research institutes in Europe, found that the animals had a higher metabolic rate if they were physically active earlier in the day. The researchers add, explaining that this is also the case in humans, according to what was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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circadian rhythm
Biological processes work differently depending on the time of day, because of each cell’s circadian rhythm – the system that regulates the 24-hour sleep-wake cycle.
The researchers also set out to explore the impact of these courses on our training. They subjected the mice to high-intensity exercise at two points during the day, and examined their fat tissues afterward.
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More abundant in the morning
The researchers examined genes that are active in adipose tissue, also known as body fat, and found that those involved in boosting metabolism were more abundant in the morning – regardless of how much food was eaten. Morning exercise genes break down fat by producing heat and mitochondria (DNA found in the organelles of human cells) in adipose tissue.
Also, the researchers said, “It appears that appropriate timing is important for balancing the body’s energy and improving the health benefits of physical activity, but more studies are needed to draw reliable conclusions about the relevance of our findings in humans.”
Mice have long been a longstanding model of human physiology and metabolism. However, the researchers say their comparison with humans in the published study is limited by the fact that mice are nocturnal.
