Exercise During Evening May Offer More Health Benefits Against Obesity

The study suggests that "people who can plan their activity into certain times of the day may best offset some of these health risks".

While mornings have traditionally been known as a good time for exercise, a new study on Wednesday showed that engaging in physical activity in the evening may have more health benefits for people with obesity.

The findings, published in the journal Diabetes Care, were based on wearable device data from 30,000 people who were followed over almost 8 years.

Researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia found that the risk of premature death and death from cardiovascular disease was the lowest among people who did aerobic moderate to vigorous physical activity -- which raises our heart rate -- between 6 pm and midnight.