Reasons Women Should Think Twice Before Fasted High-Intensity Workouts
There’s a woman somewhere reading this who woke up early, skipped breakfast, and headed straight to the gym believing it would help her burn more fat.
For years, fasted workouts have been promoted as a shortcut to weight loss. The logic sounds simple: exercise before eating, and the body will burn stored fat for energy. But the science behind this idea has a gap that many women are only beginning to discover.
Much of the early research on fasted training was conducted on men.
Male metabolism tends to operate within a relatively stable hormonal environment. Women’s bodies, however, function differently. Hormones fluctuate across the menstrual cycle, and those hormones are closely tied to energy availability. When the body senses a shortage of fuel — especially during demanding work...
