Getting moderate to vigorous activity in the evening may reduce the risk of heart disease, microvessel disease and death.
Exercising in the evening may be more beneficial for people suffering from obesity. According to a recently published study, moderate to vigorous exercise in the evening may reduce the risk of heart disease, microvessel disease and death.
Researchers involved in the study found that people who exercised in the evening compared to the morning or afternoon had the lowest risk of mortality. The study used data from the UK Biobank Accelerometer sub-study, which included people with obesity and type 2 diabetes.
In the study, a device worn on the wrist was used for a week to measure physical activity. The participants were divided into groups that exercised in the morning (6 am to 12 noon), afternoon (12 noon to 6 pm) and evening (6 pm to 12 midnight). It also included a reference group that included people who did less than 1 hour of aerobic exercise per day. The main outcomes of the study included mortality, incidence of cardiovascular disease, and incidence of microvessel disease (nephropathy, neuropathy, and retinopathy).
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The results of the study show that exercising in the evening is more important than the total duration of exercise. The group that exercised in the evening had the lowest risk of mortality. Evening exercise also proved to be most beneficial for people suffering from obesity and type 2 diabetes included in the study. However, the study also found some limitations, such as the possibility of reverse causality determination and the low response rate in the UK Biobank.
What was the conclusion?
The study researchers concluded that this study emphasizes that the timing of exercise is more important than the total duration, especially in the evening. Exercising in the evening may reduce the risk of mortality and heart disease.
