(Exercising before breakfast…) If you are heading to the gym or
pounding the pavements in the hope of losing weight, try to do
it before you eat your breakfast, as exercising before the first
meal of the day is more effective than after it, a study
suggests. Not only does working up a sweat on an empty stomach
burn off more body fat - helping you lose those extra inches
around the waist - it also triggers a bigger reduction in
artery-clogging blood fats, the Daily Mail reported. Although
the benefits of exercise are well-known, people have been unsure
about whether it is better to do it on an empty stomach or a
full one. Dr Jason Gill, who conducted the research at Glasgow
University, said that while exercise in itself is good, any done
before breakfast may be extra beneficial, because it forces the
body to rely on its stores of fat for energy. "When people talk
about losing weight, they really mean losing fat," he said. Ten
men made three visits to his laboratory at the university's
Institute of Cardiovascul