Is it better to exercise in the morning, the afternoon or the evening? Is there really any advantage to one time or the other?

It seems that there is. When choosing the perfect time to exercise, there actually is one time frame that consistently seems to produce best results, and that is in the morning.

Here are some of the reasons why mornings are best time to exercise:

• It gives you an energy boost. After a good night's sleep, your muscles are rested and rejuvenated (even if you still feel sleepy). They're more responsive to stretching, moving and training, especially weight and cardiovascular training. Working out in the morning will help you lift more weight and tone your muscles better.

• Morning exercise helps your body burn fat more efficiently. That's because in the morning, the body isn't dealing with digesting food. The stomach is empty from the previous day's meals and will burn fat cells for energy right away. If you eat breakfast before you exercise, it still works out well. If you had a high-protein breakfast, the low amount of sugars from breakfast burn off quickly, immediately followed by fat burning.

• A morning exercise routine "jump starts" your metabolism. When you start the day by burning fat, you'll burn more calories all day long!

• Morning workouts energize! They pump blood, oxygen and healthy endorphins through your body. That alone sharpens your thinking, clears your mind, and put you in a good mood! And the effect can last up to ten hours after you exercise!

In a hurry and need to fit into a smaller dress size right away? See: Lose Inches Overnight...