Introduction:

In the past people ate natural food items and were not concerned about their diet. Today people eat each and every thing after studying its benefits and drawbacks. People are much concerned about their diet and health. People calculate calories of their diet before intake. And in case if these calories surpass their limit, they workout to burn extra calories.

Still there are some people who either due to genetic cause or overeating gets huge weight. This article is for those who want to lose extra fats and weight by intermittent fasting. We will explain you the ways and benefits of reducing fat by intermittent fasting.

What is intermittent fasting?

Intermittent fasting is the one in which people eat as much as they can but only for some hours and then do fasting for the rest of hours. In simple words people eat a lot during a specific period of time and then avoids food items for the rest of hours. It is an effective mean to reduce fat but not as effective as regular dieting plan.

Types and ways to do intermittent fasting:

There are many ways to do intermittent fasting. All these ways are also the types of intermittent fasting. Normally you can do intermittent fasting by four popular plans. These are plans are explained below:

Alternate Day Fasting:

In alternate day fasting, you do fasting for complete 24 hours and you eat maximum food the very next day. It is a very strict form of intermittent fasting as you cannot eat the whole day and thus fasting to eating ratio come outs to be 1:1. You eat for half a week and do fasting for the remaining days. Alternate Day Fasting works very effectively but it is not for beginners as it is an strict form of fasting.

Periodic Fasting:

Periodic fasting is similar to 5:2 diet plan. In this type of intermittent fasting, you eat for 5 days in a week but do fasting for at least 2 days in a week. There is a period of complete fasting that may comprise of two days or even 4 days in some cases and you eat the rest of the days. It is also effective but there are less days of fasting in a week according to this plan.

Time restricted feeding:

It is also known as 16:8 diet plan. It is considered the most effective plan for fat loss. In this type of fasting, you eat for 8 hours in a day and fast for remaining 16 hours. So you get a window of 8 hours in a day. In this plan, men fast for almost 16 hours while women fast for 14 hours. The remaining time you eat food and gain calories to do chores.

The warrior diet plan:

In this diet plan, you eat a heavy meal only at dinner, before sleeping. During rest of the day, you can only eat fruits and vegetables and no other meal. It is like fasting in the day and having feast before sleeping.

Benefits of intermittent fasting:

There are a lot of benefits associated with intermittent fasting. Some of these are explained below:

• Intermittent fasting is an effective mean to reduce body weight. It burns extra fats. You take less calories and thus fat burns to compensate for it. Hormones also activates and reduces body weight.
• Intermittent fasting helps you to do better food choices. As you fast for a day, you eat only fruits and raw vegetables, so your diet becomes more natural.
• Intermittent fasting reduces the risk of insulin resistance in your body. Diabetics type 2 happens due to insulin resistance. But due to intermittent fasting this risk reduces to half.
• Intermittent fasting is an effective mean to reduce body weight. It burns extra fats. You take less calories and thus fat burns to compensate for it. Hormones also activates and reduces body weight.
• Intermittent fasting helps you to do better food choices. As you fast for a day, you eat only fruits and raw vegetables, so your diet becomes more natural.
• Intermittent fasting reduces the risk of insulin resistance in your body. Diabetics type 2 happens due to insulin resistance. But due to intermittent fasting this risk reduces to half.

Religious fasting:

In some religions, it is compulsory to fast in their specific month. Christians, Muslims and many other fast in a way similar to intermittent fasting. Infact religious fasting is also a type of intermittent fasting. It is of mostly 16:8 type of fasting. People do time restricted feeding to make their God happy.

Conclusion:

Intermittent fasting is a very effective way to burn extra fats from your body. It is of many types, some of which are stated above. Benefits includes weight loss, reduced insulin resistance and better food choice. If you have gained a lot of fat, you can follow any of the above ways to reduce your fat.