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Intermittent Fasting & Endurance Exercise. Should you do it?
Intermittent fasting has been around for most of human history, but has seen a peak in interest in the last couple of years.
What is intermittent fasting?
Physiologically, what happens to the body when you fast?
And should you dabble in intermittent fasting as an endurance athlete?
There is some excellent research in fasting and exercise performance so tune in for my recommendations on whether it is something you should or shouldn’t be doing as a triathlete.
References
Aragon-Vargas LF. Effects of fasting on endurance exercise. Sports Med. 1993; 16:255–65
Aird TP, Davies RW, Carson BP…
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