<p>When you’ve got a busy schedule, it’s important to just exercise when you can. But if you have the luxury of choice, is there an optimal one?</p><p>You might’ve even heard that exercising at certain times of day can lead to harm.</p><p>Norman and Tegan run through the evidence around heart attacks, workouts and what happens when you’re a morning or a night person.</p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10192159/" target="_blank">Association of the time of day of peak physical activity with cardiovascular mortality: Findings from the UK Biobank Study</a></li><li><a href="https://academic.oup.com/eurjpc/article/30/3/232/6814439?login=true#google_vignette" target="_blank">Setting your clock: associations between timing of objective physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk in the general population</a> </li><li><a href="https://sportsmedicine-open.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40798-023-00577-5" target="_blank">Best Time of Day for Strength and Endurance Training to Improve Health and Performance? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-72573-8" target="_blank">Gold, silver or bronze: circadian variation strongly affects performance in Olympic athletes</a></li><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9700810/">Diurnal variation in tennis service</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-019-0409-x" target="_blank">The effects of exercise session timing on weight loss and components of energy balance: midwest exercise trial 2</a> </li></ul><p>If you enjoyed this episode, check these out!</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/chronotype-early-lark-night-owl/105558944">Chronotypes: early birds vs night owls</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/muscle-cramps-magnesium-pickle/104978276">Does magnesium work against muscle cramps?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/ice-bath-cold-water-immersion/104064364">Norman tried an ice bath so you don't have to</a></li></ul>
