Want to know a secret about improving your body fat loss? Become an early morning person! Yes, really! Whenever possible do your gym workout in the early morning.
Some of you now are very afraid! Trust me I never thought in a million years that I would be getting up at 5am to do cardio training. I am the world\’s best sleeper in the mornings! But guess what – I adapted! And so can you. Stop saying to yourself that you are not a morning person. Even if you don\’t believe it at first start telling yourself that you are a morning person. Why early mornings?
Early morning fasted cardio is a secret method to increase the fat burning effects of your training. Some still see this as controversial however in my own training and many years of training clients to drop body fat I\’ve seen improved results using this method. Why? Without going into science waffle, it\’s to do with your body\’s glycogen stores which after fasting for about 10hrs is depleted and your body burns more fat when glycogen is low. There is also less insulin in your body in the morning if you haven\’t eaten since the evening before. Insulin affects the mobilization of body fat so with less insulin your body will burn more body fat.
Apart from the science there are other great reasons to do your training first thing in the morning:
You get your training done! No distractions or last minute activities that catch you in the afternoon so that you can\’t do your training. It sets you up feeling energised for the rest of the day and exercise releases mood-enhancing endorphins that will make you feel great about facing your day.
It takes time to create a habit, either good or bad, so you need to be prepared to give it a go. The experts all seem to agree that it takes about 21 days to create and maintain that habit. So my challenge to you is to get up early in the morning to do your training for 21 days and then see how great you feel!
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