There isn’t really a right answer to this question, I suppose it depends what you want to get out of your workout really. Some people do it in the middle of the day or do it just before bed….or ‘whenever I have time’ is the most frequent reply. What ever the time you decide to cardio, you are going to be burning calories!
However the best time to burn calories and thus burn fat is…. first thing in the morning on an empty stomach! This can be quite tough but, it works a treat! Whether you run, jog, swim, ride a bike, doing it first thing in the morning is the best time for maximum fat loss..why?? When you do cardio first thing in the morning, you haven’t eaten for the last 8 hours or so because you were sleeping , so when your body see’s that there are no carbs to burn, therefore it goes directly to stored bodyfat and this is the fat that you want to lose!
I train 6 days per week and always do cardio as soon as I wake up then I do weights or events training in the evening. seems to work out well!
Great! It does boil down to whatever works best for you.
We have just been having a discussion on Facebook and some say that it works well for them to do it immediatley after weight training when the glycogen stores have been depleted, therefore the body needs to go to adipose tissue for fuel…HIIT would work for this, but I think most will find it to be gruelling somewhat!