Do you workout in the morning? If fat loss is your goal, morning exercise in a FASTED STATE is the best option to burn fat!
The combination of fasting and exercising in the morning will help you to achieve better results in losing weight and building muscle together with increasing the level of energy and providing you with a good mood for the day.
The reason behind this is that overnight your insulin is very low & your blood sugar is very low so you are running out of your glycogen stores, which forces your body to pull energy from stored fat which really helps you burn fat.
It triggers human growth hormone production which is in charge of muscle gain, fat loss, speed of recovery and metabolism.
You’re probably wondering “ok what about later on in the day on an empty stomach?”
Later on in the day is not as good because your “CORTISOL” (which is your primary stress hormone that regulates metabolism) is naturally high in the morning and it falls throughout the day. If you workout out hard later in the day, it can mess with your sleep because of it rising your cortisol.
You want to work out with the highest cortisol in the morning to burn that fat especially in the belly area.
It might be a little challenging at first to workout in a fasted state but you can start with shorter workouts then after time it will get better.
The benefits go way beyond fat and weight loss. It provides you with good metabolic health, immune system, gut microbiome, and lifespan.
* This content is for informational and educational purposes only.
