When I first heard the words ‘intermittent fasting’, I panicked. ‘Hangry’ is a real life condition that I suffer from terribly as most of my family and friends could confirm. So why on earth would anyone voluntarily fast? Fasting is not actually just the latest ‘fad’ and has in fact been around for thousands of years. Whether conducted on purpose or not (our ancestors didn’t exactly have a supermarket down the road), for many people the body appears to thrive in this environment. The simplest and most sustainable form of fasting is the 16/8 method. This is where you only eat for an eight-hour window (say 12pm to 8pm) and fast for the remaining 16. This means that around half of your fasting is conducted while you are sleeping and it literally just means that you may be skipping breakfast. So why would anyone need to fast?
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Courgette pasta is one of my absolute favourite things, I make it all the time as it’s just so quick and easy yet still so satisfying and amazingly delicious! You'll need a spiralizer but trust me it is well worth the investment! This recipe is super quick to chuck together if you come home late from work and chances are you will have all the ingredients in your pantry! I get asked this question a lot. Honey, maple syrup, agave, dates, rice malt syrup… the options are endless.
To be honest, I don’t think there is much of a difference, really. The various sugars may be different in their effect, but in the end- it’s sugar. You hear it time and time again, if you are trying to lose fat, the cardio room in the gym is your best bet. Many women avoid weights because they don’t want to get bulky. This is quite possibly the biggest misconception when it comes to the gym. Men find it hard enough to put on size and they have the testosterone levels to support that muscle growth. Women just simply were never designed to be ‘bulky’ and therefore as a woman a normal weight lifting routine is not going to be sufficient to do so. For example, a study published in the European Journal of applied physiology showed a group of women undergo a 20-week heavy resistance weight-training program focusing on the lower extremities. After the twenty weeks, there was a decrease in body fat percentage, an increase in lean body mass, but no overall change in thigh girth (Staron et al., 1990). |
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