Many people trying to reverse fatty liver face the same frustration: they’re eating healthier and exercising regularly, yet their liver enzymes remain high, and there's no significant improvement in liver fat. Even weight loss stalls. So what's going wrong?
💡 The answer might lie in when you exercise.
Evening Exercise Works Better Than Morning Workouts!
Recent research shows that exercising in the evening is more effective at reducing fatty liver than working out in the morning.
A study from Leiden University in the Netherlands, published in the Journal of Pineal Research, found that mice who exercised at night had a more significant reduction in liver fat accumulation than those who exercised during the day. While both daytime and evening workouts helped reduce liver inflammation and fibrosis, evening exercise led to better weight loss, reduced obesity, and improved markers of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).
💪 Evening Workouts Offer More Than Just Fat Burning:
✅ Improve gut microbiota composition
✅ Increase short-chain fatty acid production for better metabolism
✅ Regulate the gut-liver axis to reduce liver fat buildup
🧪 Fascinating Findings: Gut Microbiota Transplant Confirms the Benefits
Researchers also performed fecal microbiota transplantation by transferring gut bacteria from mice that exercised at night into fatty liver mice that had their gut bacteria cleared with antibiotics.
The results were striking: mice that received gut microbiota from the evening-exercise group had less weight and fat gain, lower triglycerides and cholesterol, and improved liver health — confirming that evening exercise influences fatty liver by reshaping the gut microbiome.
❄️ Too Cold to Go Out? Try These Indoor Exercises in Winter:
🏃♀️ Indoor slow jogging
🪢 Jump rope
📺 Marching or high knees while watching TV
Consistency matters more than intensity. Pick the right time and stay active — your liver will thank you!
⚠️ Fatty Liver Is More Than Just High Liver Enzymes
According to Taiwan’s Health Promotion Administration, 1 in 3 adults in Taiwan has fatty liver. If left untreated, it can progress to:
Chronic hepatitis → Liver fibrosis → Cirrhosis → Liver cancer
✅ Prevent this “liver disease trilogy” by starting today with exercise, blood sugar control, and fat management.
✔️ Evening Exercise Boosts Liver and Metabolic Health
🍽️ Combine with a healthy diet, weight control, and lipid management
👨⚕️ Schedule regular liver function tests for early detection and treatment
Let’s move more and say goodbye to fatty liver — one step at a time!