It depends on what sort of exercise you're doing. I've been reading up on this and have asked some professional trainers about it.
Exercise is exercise, so burning calories goes on anytime you're doing it. But some things, like weight training, are better left for later in the day. Stretching, Pilates, Yoga and any cardio are great earlier in the day. Your joints have fluids still in them from while you were sleeping and those sorts of activities help get the fluids moved out and into the rest of the body.
Weight training in the morning puts too much pressure on the joints. Training in the afternoon, after you've taken most of your nutrients for the day, is good so that your muscles have fuel to use. That sort of workout, training to fatigue, will get you ready for sleep, which is when your muscles work at recovering.
I'm doing school online as well...a double major. Although I don't have kids at home for the time being, I will have them again soon, plus I care for my aging parents. I'm scrambling to keep to my homework schedule while dealing with dropping everything to run my mother to the store or take my dad to the doctor.
I know your life is looking very full now! Keep in mind that this is only a stage of your life. Children grow (too slowly at times and too fast at other times!) and time passes and there will always be a huge list of things to do on top of caring for your family, your health and your personal life ambitions. Try not to fill your life with too many things. Really, keeping life as simple as possible for yourself is a key to success. Do the really important things, and get good, regular sleep. That way, you won't go nuts!
Georgia
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