Hey everyone and welcome back to another mini episode of Ask Dr. Hazel. In the short

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medic dot code UK. Okay let's hear from this week's listener. My question is about fostered workouts

as a person who works full-time getting up early in the morning and working out straight away

is the only way I have time to fit in exercise. That can be weight training or running and I just

wondered what your advice was on that because there are lots of conflicting things about

it can be good for you or it can be bad for you. Thank you so much for your question. This is

something I get asked all the time. So when it comes to foster training that's what most things

it depends. It depends on why you're doing it. So for example you've just mentioned that

due to your work schedule you have to train early so I'm guessing it's more for convenience.

But some people may do it for the perceived benefits. For example a lot of people do it for fat

loss. Here's the thing though. While it's true that foster training can increase the use of fat

as fuel which we call fat oxidation it doesn't necessarily translate to loss of body fat or

enhanced performance. In fact it can actually worsen performance due to fatigue, hunger, headaches,

etc. And if you're underperforming then you're less likely to put as much into your workout or get

as much out of your workout. So if fat loss is your goal you're going to be burning less calories

overall. Also it's important to note that a reduction in body fat doesn't occur straight away

as I'm sure most of you know. And from the research we have on this topic performing exercise in

a fasted state does not influence weight loss or changes in body fat. Rather weight loss or

fat loss from exercise is more likely to be achieved through a calorie deficit over a period of time.

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