The saying goes that ‘breakfast is the most important meal of the day’.
Tell any PT or fitness instructor that you want to lose weight and they’ll tell you to first make sure that you’re starting the day with a decent meal.
Or at least…they used to.
More and more fitness folk seem to be jumping on the intermittent fasting bandwagon, claiming that it’s revolutionary in reducing their weight and fat percentage, maintaining lean muscle mass and in making them more productive.
But what does it involve and just how practical is it to do?
What is intermittent fasting?
All the term means is going without food for a period of time. Most us fast through the night – that’s why our first meal is called break-fast. Intermittent fasting tends to extend the period of time that we’re not eating to upwards of 12 hours.
Some people go for 14 hours between eating, others go longer. And some people do it every day while others use it as a… Read the full story