Timing is everything. However, when it comes to your flat stomach workout – is there a best time to hit the gym? With minimal scientific research, this question has turned into one with much debate and controversy. So when is the best time to workout?

Studies have found…

• Your strength is greatest in the afternoon – enabling women to lift heavy weights and reach your maximum
• Working out in the afternoon creates less opportunity for injury. Our bodies are alert and awake – so are we  mentally. Plus, our body temperature is at its peak – allowing for maximum flexibility of the muscles and joints – therefore preventing injury.
• You have a greater aerobic capacity in the afternoon – if you’re training for a marathon or running sprints you’ll have greater endurance if you schedule your workout in the afternoon.
• If you hit the gym in the morning you’re more likely to consistently go. Hitting the gym in the morning and then heading to work allows for your workout to be done and over with – so you have no excuses at the end of the day to skip you workout.

However, we are all different. Some of us are morning people and have no problem waking up in the morning and heading to the gym. While others can barely wake up in time for work and need to get to the gym in the evening after work. You make the time work for you. If you need to work out in the morning because it is more convenient then go to the gym in the morning. Your body will adjust to working out at this time and you will have a great workout.

Another problem that we come across when deciding when to go to the gym is our personal life.  Between your family, relationships, work, running errands, and whatever else life can through at you it can be difficult to figure out when is the best time to go to the gym.  That’s when you have to squeeze in your workout whenever you can – no matter the time of day – just whenever you have the time.

So when is the best time to for your flat stomach workout? The best time is whenever works for YOU. The most important part in figuring out when you workout is making sure that you WILL go to the gym and that you can get your workout in. If that means working out one day in the morning and the next day at night – no big deal – your body will get used to the routine. Just get to the gym – and remember dedication and focus are the two most important keys to reaching your flat stomach goals – not the time of day.