Fasting and Exercise
snarlingcoyote
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In the past, I've fasted and run, but fasts and runs were on alternating days (i.e. the days I fasted, I didn't run and the days I ran I didn't fast). This week I'm going to try fasting until after my run and then eat, which will be different if nothing else!
How do you handle exercise and fast days? Do you think about it, or just exercise whether it's a fast day or not or plan alternating days?
How do you handle exercise and fast days? Do you think about it, or just exercise whether it's a fast day or not or plan alternating days?
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I recommend ease into it gradually. First few weeks, walk instead of running on FD. Then implement running up hills or whenever you feel like it. Make sure you get enough salt on FD, or you get dizzy and cold.
You can also have an apple or something very light before workout in the phasing in, if you feel that helps you. Find a solution that works for you. Experiment. Just remember that the body will "burn" the food you just ate during the first 20 mins of the workout. So during a 30 mins session, you'll only have 10 mins of "fat burning".
After a while my performance on FD were on par if not even better...0 -
Agree with @Foamroller about easing into it.
At first exercise on fast days made me feel dizzy and wobbly - had to bail out of a couple of fasts, so had to be content with brisk walks.
But over time (months) I've completely adapted and can do a fairly hard cardio or weights workout and it feels exactly the same fed or fasted. Hit my PRs on shoulder and incline bench press yesterday on a fast day for example.
I wouldn't do a really long ride or very intense cardio session on a fast day purely for fuelling and recovery reasons.
Also my need to feed on long cycle rides is noticeably reduced - 2hrs+ at a fast pace just with water isn't a problem at all.
I'm a six day a week exerciser and I'm doing (mostly) 6:1 but my rest day is scheduled into my lifestyle rather than to fit my fast days.
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Yeah, no 6 day a week for me. Run rest run rest. It works for me and keeps me motivated and keeps my hips happy. I could elliptical or do something non-cardio, but ehhhh. Yeah, that's not going to happen. My goal here is to not get diabetes and die before my Disney timeshare runs out.
Still debating that fasting run. . .my ancestors sure did it, but they didn't have a smoothie store with lots of smoothies that entirely made of whole fruit and veggies 2 minutes from their jobs either. . .0 -
I just see what I feel like doing. I've run, done strength training, 30 day shred, hikes, bike rides etc on fast days, on mornings after a fast day (still in fasted state) or on non fast days. It all depends on how I feel. Sometimes I fly up the hill in a fasted state, sometimes my body says no thank you....0
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To echo what has been already said, it's definitely easier after a while to work out normally on fast days. I used to work around my schedule for fast days but now I can just go about normally without having to think about whether it's a fast day or not!
Just yesterday I did a fast day and a spinning class! Although it was my first spin class and it wasn't the hardest I've gone.0 -
Some of my best euphoric runs have been on fast days. I've never ran more than 5 miles on those days.
I agree start slow. Maybe just a couple of miles.
I also made sure to eat my 500 cal's with in 30 mins of the run.0
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