Why do women need to fast differently to men?

Over the years, fasting as a health and diet method has become very popular. Working with clients over many years, I have seen some fantastic results with fasting. Clients Reporting that not only have they lost body fat, but they are sleeping better, have more energy, their gut health has improved and they are generally feeling better in themselves. For all my male clients fasting was a huge success, if they were willing to stick with the routine. But for my female clients, the results would vary. More research has been done into fasting and specifically women fasting. It is now understood that the various fasting methods such as 5:2 diet or fasting for 12, 16, 24 or 32 hours don’t have the same results as they do for men. This makes complete sense as women have different hormonal levels. So if you’re a woman fasting we can look at the options for you depending where you are in life. If you are pre-menopausal we can train differently depending where you are in your cycle. Most importantly reducing the fasting window and training intensity, and increasing carbs the week before your period. If you’re a postmenopausal woman, we can look at a fasting schedule that will work with your body. Even if you are no longer menstruating, you will still need to factor in days when you are increasing and decreasing the intensity of your training and length of your fasting windows. This is great news for women, as fasting has so many positives with regards to delaying the aging process, improving energy, reducing body fat and reducing inflammation in the body.

Women can get all the benefits of fasting, but just need to take a different approach to men.