So new research out of UCLA’s Brain Institute says that midday exercise may be best for your body.
My question is the same as always: how the heck do I squeeze in substantial exercise at work?! There needs to be a health policy sweep that changes our work day structure.
Taking the stairs is great, but it doesn’t count for this, so don’t suggest it. And fine, I’ll try to not eat cheap Chinese food.
“After several weeks of running, the exercising mice, no matter when they ran, were found to be producing more
proteins in their internal-clock cells than the sedentary animals. But the difference was slight in these healthy animals, which all had normal circadian rhythms to start with.
But after several weeks of running, the animals’ internal clocks were sturdier. Messages now traveled to these animals’ hearts and livers far more frequently than in their sedentary counterparts.
The beneficial effect was especially pronounced in those animals that exercised in the afternoon (or mouse equivalent).
“The consequences of clock disruptions extend beyond sleepiness. Recent research has linked out-of-sync circadian rhythm in people to an increased risk for diabetes, obesity, certain types of cancer, memory loss and mood disorders, including depression.”
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/why-afternoon-may-be-the-best-time-to-exercise/
