To get up early to exercise to reduce weight, should you exercise first or have breakfast first?

Health     9:27am, 31 August 2025

In order to maintain a good attitude, many people have the habit of getting up early to exercise, but it is better to exercise first and then eat breakfast, or eat breakfast first and then exercise? A British study pointed out that first exercise can burn more fat.

According to a study conducted by the University of Bath team in the UK, 30 obese men were divided into first-hand and later-hand groups. It was found that those who exercised first and then ate breakfast burned twice as much fat than those who ate breakfast first, because when exercising on an empty stomach, the body was forced to extract energy from stored carbohydrates. When carbohydrates were used up, the fat was burned to gain energy. In addition, although the light weight difference between the two groups of subjects after 6 weeks is not too big, the subsequent diet group has stronger muscles' response to insulin due to fasting exercise, blood sugar levels are controlled, and may reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

Some people usually don't eat breakfast, but breakfast is a very important meal. According to previous reports from the New York Times, a journal in the Journal of the American Academy of Heart Diseases pointed out that not only does not eat breakfast are prone to fat and high in calcified sterols, but also has a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and medium wind. If you are afraid of getting fat after eating breakfast, the National Health Administration recommends that you avoid fried foods for breakfast, such as potato puffs, oil bars, etc., to reduce grease and hot filling. You can choose toast or sandwich.