Redefining Fitness: Top 5 Insights into Fasting Workouts

Impact on Fitness Levels and Athletic Performance

Fasting workouts' effects extend beyond weight loss, and this slide examines how they can affect fitness levels and athletic performance. Emerging research suggests a fasted workout might help improve endurance and resistance training adaptations. However, contradicting studies propose that these exercises might impair performance due to a lack of available energy. Also, it's crucial to understand that an individual's fitness levels and performance will be affected not just by whether they eat before exercising, but also by what and when they eat throughout the rest of the day.