Posted on 11/14/2022 9:40:07 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Morning physical activity is associated with the lowest risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a study. The findings were consistent regardless of the total amount of daily activity.
Comparing peak activity times across a 24 hour period, being most active between 8 am and 11 am was linked with the lowest risks of both heart disease and stroke.
The investigators divided participants into four groups based on the peak time of physical activity: 1) midday; 2) early morning (~8 am); 3) late morning (~10 am); and 4) evening (~7 pm). The categories were selected according to peak times of activity in the study population, rather than being pre-determined before the study began. Associations between peak time of activity and incident cardiovascular disease were analyzed using midday as the reference group.
After adjusting for age and sex, participants who were most active in the early morning or late morning had 11% and 16% lower risks of incident coronary artery disease, respectively, compared to the reference group. In addition, those who were most active in the late morning had a 17% decreased risk of incident stroke compared with the reference group.
The findings were consistent regardless of the total amount of daily activity, and whether participants described themselves as a morning person or an evening person. When the results were analyzed separately according to sex, the investigators found that the results were particularly prominent in women but no longer significant in men. Women who were most active in the early morning or late morning had 22% and 24% lower risks of incident coronary artery disease, respectively, compared to the reference group. In addition, women who were most active in the late morning had a 35% decreased risk of incident stroke compared with the reference group.
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Good point!
I agree that enjoying what you do is the most important part of the exercise. I’d rather have the person come back, even if they themselves aren’t motivated to make the greatest gains that they could if they exercised a small amount of pain tolerance.
Woo Hoo! Sex in the morning helps prevent cancer!🤓
Always with the casual connections creating click bait.
Mercedes ownership has a far higher statistical relationship to heart and stroke health than exercise.
Same for “Prime” meat cuts. Persons who purchase and consume “Prime” beef are far less likely to die of heart disease or stroke.
People who live in my zipcode have a life expectancy of 91.
Gee. I wonder why?
I would say that the activity is the chicken and the morning is the egg and that while the two may be related it is hard to say which one is first placing a winner winner chicken dinner health status. It could just be a get up and go thing that is genetically disposed.?
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