Finding the time to exercise can be a hassle.
There is a third option, however: train at lunch.
Here are the benefits and how to go about it.
you might exercise when your leisure time isleastimportant to younot when you could be sleeping or relaxing after work.
The second benefit to a lunchtime workout is purely physiological.
Many make the mistake of associating food with energy.
Yes, food is what provides your body energy, but not necessarily in an acute (i.e.
right now) fashion.
Conversely, many whopractice intermittent fastingessentially skipping breakfastfind themselves with more energy after they acclimate.
This is because of yourbodys parasympathetic system, which is responsible for stimulating what many call a rest-and-digest mechanism.
Upon eating a large quantity of food, you may begin to feel drowsy.
While youve probably heard of this phenomenon called food or carb coma, scientists call thispostprandial somnolence.
The Lunchtime Workout
Given the benefits above, why dont more people train during lunch?
The answer is more related to perception of not having enough time than anything else.
In reality, you might get aneffective workout in a short amount of time.
Heres what youll need:
At least one hour for lunch, four days per week.
A gym thats less than 10 minutes away (i.e.
20 minutes both ways).
A workout thats 30 minutes or less.
Pick three days to focus on a strength training that progressively increases in weight.
HIIT workouts will allow you to get the benefits of cardio training within your time restriction.
