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Well Beyond 40

Friday Q&A: The Best Time to Work Out & How Much Vitamin D You Need

Well Beyond 40

JJ Virgin

Nutrition, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.51K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Friday Q&A with JJ! In today’s episode, JJ answers 3 top questions from the community. Listen as JJ reveals how how much vitamin D you need, including the best way to test your vitamin D levels and why it’s key to take vitamin K along with vitamin D. JJ also shares the best time to work out and what you can do to make exercise a priority in your schedule. Plus, find out the answer to an age-old question: should you eat breakfast in the morning?   Episode Play-By-Play [0:36] Introduction to Season 2 of the podcast [1:50] Question 1: How much vitamin D should I take?  [2:48] The Vitamin D test you should be requesting from your healthcare provider  [3:15] What are optimal vitamin D levels?   [4:30] Why you might need more or less vitamin D depending on the time of year [6:10] Question 2: When is the best time to exercise?  [6:30] Schedule your exercise as if it were an appointment.  [6:45] Exercising at this time of day has the most benefits for your body.  [7:40] When you work out in the morning, you’re more likely to stick to your plans. [8:40] The benefits of exercise  [9:59] Question 3: Do I need to eat breakfast?  [10:54] The impact of being an early bird vs. night owl [11:10] It’s important to listen to your body and eat when you’re truly hungry.  [11:56] Why you need to close the kitchen at least 3 hours before bed  [13:03] JJ’s takeaways on meal timing     Mentioned in this episode: Direct-to-Consumer Lab Testing Vitamin D Plus Subscribe to the podcast Become part of JJ’s community JJ Virgin Official Facebook page JJ Virgin on Instagram JJ Virgin on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I think you should actually eat when you're hungry and that means really hungry

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that's not emotional cues not because you smelled something cooking like when you're

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really hungry so in the morning what I've trained myself to do is I get up in the morning. I have black bulletproof

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coffee.

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Here's J.J. Virgin, Triple Board Certified Nutrition and Fitness Expert, and Four Time New York Times

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best-selling author.

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