3 Great Reasons Why Intermittent Fasting Is A Good Idea!

By: Brad Pilon, MS

You may not have heard of intermittent fasting, and so you may not knowwhy it can and should be a part of your workout and fat loss plan. Intermit-tent fasting is the practice of abstaining from all but water for a period of usu-ally 24 hours to help with the goals associated with fat loss and weight loss ingeneral. The way in which it helps in this arena is by cutting out a full dayscaloric intake, while still being able to maintain a full workout schedule. Let'slook at three main reasons I believe that intermittent fasting is a good idea foranyone serious about fat loss and muscle building!

The primary reason I'm fond of a workout plan that involves intermittent fast-ing is that it promotes maximum fat loss. Most people employ these types offasts two days a week while working out, and this means they are effectivelycutting out a full two days caloric intake from their weekly consumption.This combined with your workout can and does have a dramatic effect on thepace at which you lose excess fat. By working out while doing these fasts,you are attacking your goals with a two-edged sword, slashing it from bothends of the spectrum.

The second reason would be that this type of fasting allows you to maintain amoderate to intense workout load while still maintaining your energy and me-tabolism. Many people think that fasting drains both of these aspects, andwhile that is true for other, particularly longer fasts, for intermittent fastingthe opposite has proven to be the case. You often have more energy and ahigher metabolism while engaged in this type of fasting, making it the best ofboth worlds. Many other fasts are so debilitating that you are left at the endof the day so drained you are unable to do anything. Intermittent fasting isnot like that at all.

The third reason why I believe intermittent fasting is a good practice to in-clude in your workout plan is that it has beneficial aspects to it that are a littleless easy to see, but of great benefit all the same. There is a cleansing of yoursystem that takes place with any fast, as your body adjusts to less content

being put into it. There are also undeniable psychological benefits, such as avery affirming sense of accomplishment that can help you in many areas ofyour life. Knowing that you are not a slave to food is a major part of that.

I'm a firm advocate of intermittent fasting as a way of enhancing your fat lossand workout routines. There is in my mind no faster way of getting maxi-mum fat loss while still being able to handle a full workout load. Investigateit today. I think you might be surprised at the results you'll come up with!

****Brad Pilon is a nutrition professional with over eight years experience work-ing in the nutritional supplement industry specializing in clinical researchmanagement and new product development. Brad has completed graduatestudies in nutritional sciences specializing in the use of short term fasting forweight loss.His trademarked book Eat Stop Eat has been featured on national televisionand helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat withoutsacrificing the foods they love.For more information on Eat Stop Eat, visit www.liveproof.info/eatstopeat/

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