should you workout the same time every day?

[skeeter250]

I was just wondering your thought on this question.

I like working out in the morning  but today i did an evening workout and it was a great changed I actually like both so is it bad from altering night and morning workout?

[MikeBuck]

Does not matter if you exercise in the am, or pm, or if you alternate.  I have read some negative remarks on late night work outs followed by sleep.  Best to vary your work out routines, a good mix of cardio and wieght training.  Make sure you get plenty of rest.  Avoid working out more than five days a week. Give your body some time to recover.

[James87]

They say the best time to work out is at different times to suprise your body. 

[PaleoCrossfit]

Most people prefer to workout in the morning, as it gives a jump start to the day.

I, however, absolutely loathe mornings, so I always workout late afternoon/early evening. That being said, those that workout in the evening will generally tell you they have a harder time going to sleep (due to endorphines being released during exercise) at bedtime.

[Heybales]

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@skeeter250 wrote:

I was just wondering your thought on this question.

I like working out in the morning  but today i did an evening workout and it was a great changed I actually like both so is it bad from altering night and morning workout?

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Not at all, unless......

Your workouts are actually hard enough to ask the body to make improvement. And then you kill the recovery by doing another hard workout with same muscles.

Most people I'd wager would appreciate you don't lift with the same muscles day after day, even if they don't lift. Not counting 2 lb pink dumbbell curls for 20 reps.

Even hard cardio needs some recovery time to benefit from the workout, and to allow the next workout to be equally as hard for it to cause benefit.

Switching is great way to do it actually. Early morning hard workout, next day evening, just gave 36 hrs of recovery almost, that's pretty good.

Now, hard workout at night, and attempting same thing next morning - that may not be that smart depending on what's being done each time.