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What are the types of Intermittent Fasting?

Intermittent Fasting is the latest fasting technique which is followed by most of the health and fitness enthusiast. This technique involves fasting for long period of time to allow the body to heal by its own.

Types of Intermittent Fasting:
  • 16:8 method
  • 5:2 method
  • 24-Hour Fast
  • Alternate day fasting
  • Warrior diet
  • Meal Skipping
16:8 Method:

This is one of the most popular intermittent fasting technique which is easy and more effective way to follow. In this method you have to fast for 16 continuous hours and eat at the remaining 8 hours. People say not to consider calories during the 8 hours eating time, but if you want to lose weight and maintain your health, you need to consider the calories and by choosing healthy foods. Fasting from 6 pm to 10 am is the best time to fast based on the health experts. But you can slightly modify them based on your lifestyle.

Intermittent Fasting
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5:2 Method:

In this method you are free to eat whatever you want for 5 days and restricting your calories intake by 500 to 600 for the reaming two days of the week. This method will be suitable for people who are not comfortable with 16 hours fasting and wat to eat whatever they want.

24-Hours Fating:

In this method you have fast for 24 hours once or twice a week. This method is less likely to be followed as many people will face difficulty to not eat for a 24-hour period.

Alternate day Fasting:

From the name you can get an idea of what should be done in this method. Yes, you must fast every alternate day of the week. This method is not effective to lose weight and is not recommended for beginners.

Warrior diet:

This method involves eating small quantity of fruits or vegetables during the day and having one huge meal at the night. In simple term you fast all day and have a feast at night. You can try this diet if you want to have a feast every night.

Meal Skipping:

In this method you can skip any meal based on your hunger. If you are not feeling hunger during the afternoon, you can simply skip the meal. This method does not consider the amount of time take to fast. You are free to choose the meal you want to skip for the day.

I hope you have got an understand of what is intermittent fasting and their types. You can choose the method which best fits you. If you have tried it, please do share your experience in the comments section.
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