By: Shain Rossi
The first time I really heard and started researching Intermittent Fasting was after I read and interview from Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews. In the interview Crews said intermittent fasting, or giving up meals for lengths at a time, helps him maintain that enviable six pack and ripped physique.
Supporters of Intermittent fasting believes this diet has many benefits including: heart health and decrease cancer risks, but now a days, most people are using intermittent fasting as a way to lose weight. To help understand intermittent fasting, we will dive into the different ways one can fast.
Different types of Fast:
Fasting calls for going extended durations of time without eating, Mainly there are three ways to go about this.
Alternate-day fasting: entails switching from days without food restrictions and days that include one meal that provides about 25 percent of your daily calorie needs. For example, you might eat one 700-calorie meal on Monday and resume your normal diet on Tuesday.
Whole-day fasting: is also known as the 5:2 fasting schedule, which means you eat roughly 500-calories two days a week. The other five days have no food restrictions. Time-restricted fasting: is typically following in a 16:8 format, meaning you only eat for 8 hours throughout the day and fast for 16. For example, noon to 8 p.m. is a good guide as many people only eat lunch and dinner.
Everyones fasting schedule will vary, but Its recommended that you stick with a program that fits into your lifestyle. Also, you can ease yourself into fast by starting with 10 to 12-hour fast and building to 16-hours.
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