I ate watermelon and then had cantelope. Is that the right order or should it have been the other way around? That is like your question. You only need to worry about increased metabolism if you are fat. Also if you are interested in
Losing Weight, you can do bodybuilding and gain muscle and burn more calories 24/7.
History shows that they work great together. Sleeping and intense activity also work great together. The Shaolin monks did lots of martial arts like karate and lots of meditation. The purpose of the yoga postures is to make the body healthy and fit so the person will be fine doing many hours of meditation. Again both sleep and exercise are good for the body.
Read the short article called
What is Enlightenment on that webpage. It tells how Jet Li does meditation. Also it has a great deal of info on how well yoga, martial arts and meditation work together. It even has quotes from top psychologists about this. All of them require concentration. After the cantolope, I ate goji berries. You will learn from the psychologists that people can feel very peaceful states during intense activities like sports. As far as the best time to meditate, there is only one time that you can meditate. That is right now. You cannot meditate in the future.