Time-of-day variation in endurance and strength performance, and physiological state across the waking day
Stuart Hesketh, Kazi D. Jahan, Mariam S. Luvna, Rojan Pakka, Subash Sing Lo, Ismat Jerin Talukder · Chronobiology International · 2026
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Read the original →= 0.114) were unaffected. Short-duration cycling performance and handgrip strength are enhanced during the late afternoon and early evening and occur alongside coordinated temporal variation in physiological and perceptual state. These
Findings: highlight time-of-day as a meaningful source of variation in exercise capacity and an important consideration in exercise testing and research
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