Hi it's Alex here. In the past I used to do exercises at night, but after studying
Chinese Medicine I know that it could deplete my energy and cause insomnia so
that is a reason why doing exercises at night is not good for your health. So
when is the best time to do exercise? Ask the Sun! There's an old saying "Work when
Sunrise and Rest when Sunset'. And in Chinese Medicine it's important to conform
to nature. We are just human beings and we cannot compare to the forces of
nature. In order to be healthy, anything that we do have to ride the tide instead
of swimming against it. Yin and Yang are two opposite forces in the universe,
while Yin stands for stillness and passiveness, Yang stands for movement and
activeness. In our body there is a 'body clock' and the Yang energy rises in the
day and the Yin energy takes over at night. The Yang energy is being used
throughout the day when we work, and at the evening time the yang energy
conceals in our body, so that the energy can be restored so that we can be ready
for the next day. Nowadays a lot of people like to do exercises such as
jogging or maybe go to the gym at night because that is their time that they're
less busy and maybe more relaxed. However that is not good for your health
because when you do exercises you use up yang energy and this is the time when the
yang energy should be resting inside. But you pull it out to do exercises and
that is not good because it could deplete the energy. This is like a bank
account that there is no saving but you keep spending and in long term it does
not only causes chronic illnesses but it could also cause rapid aging. In addition
doing exercise at night could cause you to be too excited because the yang
energy rises and eventually lead to insomnia. And as per my previous video of
sleep, sleep is one of the most important factors in terms of good
health. If we don't have good sleep, that does not only affect us the next day,
that we'll become tired but it also has long-term health effects. So we should be
doing exercise when there is sunlight. However there is one exception, and
that is from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and that is the time when the yin and yang
forces match where the yin forces starts to rise. That is a time when we
should not be doing exercise and we should be resting.
Another suggestion is during early mornings, right after sunrise, because the
yang energy is still rising, it is still more weaker. I suggest doing more milder
exercises such as yoga, jogging or Qigong exercise. And in late mornings before
11:00 a.m. or in the afternoon, because our body and mine is more warmed up and
our yang energy is more strong, so that is the reason why during this period we
can do exercises that are more intense in nature. In conclusion 'when' do we do
exercise is important, and we have to remember to ride the tide of the forces
of the nature. To summarize there are three important points. Number one, don't
do exercise between sunset and sunrise. Number two, don't do exercise between
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Number three, in early mornings do mild exercise and
in late mornings or afternoons we can do exercises that are more intense in
nature. Good or bad health is only a few habits
away and anything that we do could lead to long-term effects. Thanks for watching
today. If you have any questions, leave in the comments section below. Stay healthy
and I will see you in the next video.