One of the all-time biggest myths about exercise is that the best time of the day to workout is first thing in the morning before you’ve eaten breakfast. Bullshit. There’s precisely zero scientific evidence to suggest that working out first thing in the morning on an empty stomach is the best way to burn fat.
Your body’s fat burning system doesn’t run on some kind of wacky schedule based on the time that you wake-up, or how long you’re awake, etc. Your body’s fat burning system runs on a 24/7 schedule, so the time of day that you workout is irrelevant.
Fat burning is based on a simple equation of calories in vs. calories out, on a 24/7 schedule. Over the course of days and weeks, if you burn more calories that you consume, you will burn fat and lose weight.
So don’t worry about what time of the day to workout for best results. It doesn’t matter. The best time of the day to workout is the time of day that’s most convenient for you, and/or the time of day that you enjoy working out the most.
