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Morning workout

katiedaniels32006
katiedaniels32006 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
Hello everyone! I have a question to ask. Is it better to eat before you workout, or will you not burn as many calories if you do not. I wake up at 5:30 and start walking/jogging on my treadmill for an hour before I go to work. I do not eat before I work out. So my question is: Should I eat something before?

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  • Barfly57
    Barfly57 Posts: 333 Member
    The energy it takes to jog has to come from somewhere; if you don't eat your body has to use it's fat reserves.
  • wellthenwhat
    wellthenwhat Posts: 526 Member
    Exercise will burn same amount of calories no matter what time of day.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    katiedaniels32006 wrote: »
    Hello everyone! I have a question to ask. Is it better to eat before you workout, or will you not burn as many calories if you do not. I wake up at 5:30 and start walking/jogging on my treadmill for an hour before I go to work. I do not eat before I work out. So my question is: Should I eat something before?

    I run occasionally fasted but if I was doing an hour I'd have to eat first.

    However, if it works for you then don't eat. The number of calories you burn won't be affected.
  • BHFF
    BHFF Posts: 421 Member
    Eat, fuel your body some it'll only help you have a better workout. Fasted cardio was a fad but studies have shown there is no real significant difference in fat burning by doing so
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