Jacob Sager Weinstein

And maybe it's because it's so small, it feels almost silly.

And it makes you just want to say, okay, I'm going to go back to it.

but it does seem to work.

So what you can do and what people do sometimes is they make bets with friends.

They make accountability bets where you and I make a deal.

I say, I'm going to go to the gym three times every week.

And if I don't, I'm going to owe you 25 cents.

And obviously the 25 cents is not a financial incentive, but maybe the embarrassments, the silliness of having to actually pay you that quarter could be enough to get me to go back to the gym when I miss it.

Absolutely.

And I think that's true about most fitness advice in general.

It seems like, you know, every year some new superfood hits the headlines of this specific berry is the best berry for you.

But I kind of think that, you know, the healthy food that you will actually enjoy and eat is the best healthy food for you.

Now, I am happy to talk about some of the science about what time of day to exercise if that's interesting.

But I do agree with you that the far and away best time to exercise is whenever you can work it into your schedule.

Okay, so there is some evidence that exercising in the morning before you've had any food may help you burn more fat.

There is some evidence that exercising either in the afternoon or right after you've had a meal may help you control blood sugar.

There is definite evidence that doing vigorous exercise less than an hour before you're going to bed will make it harder for you to sleep.

So based on all those things, depending on what you do or don't want, if you have the flexibility, that might help you schedule your exercise.

Yeah, it definitely is another weird quirk of human nature.

And I think the flip side, insofar as you can make it work for you, is to try to remember in the good times where you're not facing a disaster, what you want to exercise for or what you want to be healthy for.