Exercise is very important as it improves a person’s mental and physical health. Researchers say that exercise can help people to control their blood sugar levels. But the best time to exercise to get more benefits was unknown. So, researchers recently conducted a new study and found that evening exercise is very effective in lowering blood sugar levels. They have found that this is very effective for an overweight person who does not work out regularly.
This study was recently published in the journal Obesity. In this study researchers involved 186 people. They were with an average age of 46 years and had body mass index (BMI) of 32.9/m2. Then researchers divided them into four groups such as morning, afternoon, evening and mixed. These people did moderate to vigorous physical exercise on their fixed time. These participants were asked to wear a glucose monitoring device to check their blood sugar levels. Researchers tracked them for 14 days. They also asked them about how much they exercised during this period.
When researchers observed and studied the collected data carefully, they found that people who did exercise in the evening had very low blood sugar levels. Their blood sugar levels were very low as compared to those who were in the morning, afternoon or who did not exercise at all. These results remained the same for people with diabetes who were struggling to reduce their blood sugar levels.
One of the researchers said that it was very important for them to find out the best time to exercise. She further said that evening is the best time to exercise as it reduces blood sugar levels very effectively. She also said that these results are very important and helpful for people with diabetes.
The results of this study clearly show that exercising in the evening is very effective in lowering blood sugar levels. So, healthcare professionals should suggest people exercise in the evening. They should also make some effective strategies to increase its benefits.
Reference Link:
Antonio Clavero‐Jimeno et al, Impact of lifestyle moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity timing on glycemic control in sedentary adults with overweight/obesity and metabolic impairments, Obesity (2024).
