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Miss Louisiana 2020 Courtney Hammons takes her first walk with the crown on Tuesday in Monroe, Louisiana. She's cheered on by Miss Louisiana 2019 Meagan Crews and Miss Louisiana Outstanding Teen 2020 and 2021 Chanley Patterson.(Photo: Matt Sanches/The News-Star)

"I am up for the challenge of 2020, and I'm excited for this year," said Miss Louisiana 2020 Courtney Hammons.

She's not competing for the crown, but thatdoesn't mean Hammons is taking the work of being Miss Louisiana 2020 any less thoughtfully than her predecessors.

In a normal year, about 30 young women undergo a weeklong job interview for the state title, which leads to competing at the national level. Attempts to slow the spread of coronavirus have halted that in all 50 states.

In Maythe Miss America Organization announcedthat the national competition and all state-level events are canceled in 2020. Some queens continued their contracts for another year.

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Miss Louisiana 2019 Meagan Crews is continuing her education at the University of Louisville in Kentucky this fall.

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The Miss Louisiana Organizationcrowned Hammonson Tuesday afternoon in the lobby of theW.L. "Jack" Howard Theatre in Monroe. She's taking the title without a competition week or the ability to compete for the Miss America title.

"It is a very difficult year. It's going to be a challenging year. I mean, 2020 had not been rainbows and sunshine, for sure. But I do want people to know that this is important to me, and it's important for me to let people know that I take it seriously. And I want to represent every Louisianian as best as I can. I want to make my state proud, and I don't take it lightly," she said.

The pageant to find Miss Louisiana 2021 is set forfor June 19, 2021.

All the young women who already earned titles this year are grandfathered in. The field of candidates, however, has not been finalized. Some might want to pursue other opportunities in their careers or personal lives. Candidates cannot be married and compete for Miss Louisiana.

Hammons was the first runner up to Crews as Miss Louisiana Tech 2019. She also won her talent preliminary by playingpiano.

Hammons has been part of the Miss Louisiana Organization since she was 14 or 15 and started as a high school freshman. Her first time to compete for the Miss Louisiana title was in her sophomore year of college.

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Initially, she was drawn to the Miss Louisiana pageants because of the talent portion. She said it was a perfect way to share her art while getting to have a social platform and stand for something bigger than herself.

She's been dancing since she was 3 and playing piano since she was 5. This year, she'd planned to play "Malaguea" on piano with an mp3 backing track. The Liberace-style piece was going to be "totally different" than anything she'd brought to Miss Louisiana before.

This would have been her fourth year to compete. She won the Miss Belle of the Darbonne title in July.

She's dreamed of being Miss Louisiana and worked for the job. Stepping into the role, she's eager for the philanthropic work that comes with the title.

I want to be the best representative that I can be for my personal social impact initiative for the food bank here in Monroe and for the Feeding America organization across the United States and also for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals," she said.

Miss Louisiana 2020 Courtney Hammons addressed the crowd at her coronation event on Tuesday in Monroe, Louisiana.(Photo: Matt Sanches/The News-Star)

Hammons' social initiative is Feed the Food Bank.

While not a reflection of the entire state or the nation, she said, the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana saw a more than 400% increase in web traffic in the weeks after schools were dismissed statewide to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

"It is pretty alarming to see the increased need right here in northeast Louisiana," she said.

It lets Hammons know her platform is needed, and she wants to educate people to donate and volunteer safely.

As a student, she directed the Good Nutrition Mission on-campus food pantry at Louisiana Tech Universityin 2018 and 2019. It was a partnership with the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana. She also worked on a partnership with the Ruston Farmers Market to promotesustainable agriculture and share nutrition education in the community.

Last year, she served as a dietitian and mentor at the LouisianaLionsCamp for children with diabetes.

The Choudrant native is working toward a master's degree at Louisiana Tech and plans to become a registered dietitian.

Hammons said she became passionate about nutrition when she was preparing to be on the Louisiana Tech Regal Blues dance team and prepare in Miss Louisiana pageants, which had a swimsuit portion at the time.

"I wanted to look my best but also feel my best and I wanted to fuel by body with nutritious food. I just loved everything about the science because it is..." she said. "I've always been interested in biology and how the body works and so it was just that one step closer. And my passion just lit up as soon as I knew what it was about."

Hammons said Miss Louisiana 2011 Hope Anderson has helped mentor her and fuel her passion. (Anderson works as the Miss Louisiana dietitian and helps young women prepare for Miss America competition and plan for healthy options.)

To reach her goal, Hammons has earned a bachelor's degree and completed an internship of 1,200 hours of supervised practice. Essentially, she was working 40-hour weeks while taking online courses toward her master's degree.

The internship was like a residency, Hammons said. The same way a doctor gets matched, they're matched with their organizations.

Throughout the internship, she acted as a representative of thedietitians. In the clinical setting, she said, it involves looking at commodities to advise people of the most nutrient-rich foods that will meet their needs. It's different than sitting down with someone looking for a weight loss plan.

Sometimes, she said, people thought she was a kitchen worker. Management can be part of the job, but she doesn't cook and serve all day.

She also wants to combat the idea that she's going to suggest the trendy diet at the time. It's about teaching people why it's important to eat nutrient-dense food rather than calorie-dense food. Many people, she said, are overfed and undernourished.

"I see being a dietitian as the science of nutrition and encouraging people," she said. "I personally just want to encourage people to just eat well and live well. Everything in moderation."

She said it can take some training and require a little more work in the grocery store, but it's possible to eat well affordably.

Everything, she said is about balance, and it's an approach she's applying to her reign.

"The (Miss Louisiana) Board had so graciously let me finish my master's this year because it is online basis, so I'm able to balance that this year," she smiled. "So I should have a master's degree by the end of this year, and I'm looking to take the RD exam the registered dietitian exam within this month, hopefully. We will see."

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If you take a look at the GOLO diets website, its easy to see the appeal of this plan. The program suggests that its diet along with its dietary supplement can help you lose weight, keep it off, increase your metabolic efficiency and prevent or reverse health conditions. The core concept behind the GOLO diet is the theory that weight problems are caused by insulin resistance. The diet aims to help people maintain healthy insulin levels so their cells can process glucose from their blood efficiently. When insulin levels are within a healthy range, it may be easier to lose weight

GOLO claims that its proprietary supplement, Release, which is promoted as a feature of the diet, can help control insulin, thereby nudging the body to lose weight without dieting. The company also claims that by pairing its balanced meal plan, The GOLO Metabolic Plan, with the Release supplement, your metabolism gets faster and is able to convert food into energy quickly.

The bottom line? No. The Release supplement includes a little magnesium, plus zinc, chromium and some other plant compounds. Though the company cites data suggesting their Release supplement can enhance weight loss, the quality of the research is low. All of it is sponsored by the company, it involves very small populations being observed over a short period of time and most of it isnt published in peer-reviewed journals. The peer review process means that scientific findings are subject to the scrutiny of others with expertise in the field and without this, the findings arent nearly as meaningful.

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Heres what we know: There are no magic bullets for weight loss. Supplements have never been demonstrated to produce long-term weight loss benefits. Also, even if a supplement is plant-based and natural, it might cause side effects. Supplements can also interfere with the medications youre taking. For example, ingredients in Release may interfere with diabetes medication, which might cause your blood sugar to dip too low.

The GOLO diet itself has some merit. It is a calorie-reducing diet and its eating plan the GOLO Metabolic Plan supplies between 1,300 and 1,800 calories per day, through whole foods, like fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs and grains, according to its website. These foods are permitted in portioned amounts so while you can have some brown rice or a dinner roll, it might be a much smaller portion (say, 1/2 cup of rice) than the amount youre used to eating. Processed foods and treats arent recommended, but you can use the plans fit points (earned by exercising) to eat these foods or heartier portions if you wish.

Emphasizing whole foods over heavily processed ones is a good strategy for managing your weight. In one study that compared the same set of participants who were fed a whole foods diet or a calorie-, carb-, fat- and protein-matched processed foods diet, participants ate faster and more on the processed foods diet, gaining about two pounds over a two week period. The same people lost about two pounds over the same period when eating whole foods. Whole foods take longer to eat, have more fiber and are more filling than processed foods, so embracing these types of foods may promote weight loss. Learning how to manage portion sizes and balance meals is also useful. In this case, you might find that your typical eating pattern is low on veggies but high on grains, whereas a more balanced approach is to reverse the ratio. In this case, a pasta dinner might involve 1/2 cup of pasta and 2 cups of veggies instead of 2 cups of pasta and 1/2 cup of veggies.

However, the GOLO diet may not be a healthy choice for everybody, especially if youre pregnant or nursing, or if you have a medical condition that requires you to take medication that could be impacted by the Release supplement.

If youre used to eating larger portions of foods and your diet includes a lot of heavily processed foods, making the changes suggested on the GOLO diet could produce weight loss. But these changes may also feel restrictive and overwhelming. Many weight-loss programs are unsustainable because they dont match your lifestyle (such as how often you like to cook or order takeout) and food preferences and because they promote portions that arent filling enough for you. Its hard to put up with hunger.

To lose weight and keep it off, you need a set of skills that involves more than what you eat or popping a poorly studied supplement that will also prove to be a big expense over time. Instead, eating well, tuning in to your bodys appetite signals, staying active, getting sufficient sleep and managing stress healthfully are better long-term strategies for weight loss and insulin management.

Anyone can lose weight on a low-calorie menu, but whether thats healthy or sustainable for you is the real question. And whether the supplement can enhance your weight loss is certainly questionable. If you want to give the GOLO diet a try, consider these things first:

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An extraordinary 100-day pandemic-oriented session of Japans parliament, the Diet, is set to end today. Despite opposition demands for an

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An extraordinary 100-day pandemic-oriented session of Japans parliament, the Diet, is set to end today.

Despite opposition demands for an extension to better prepare for additional COVID-19 waves, the governing Liberal Democratic Party has refused to prolong a session that has seen the enactment of two record-breaking supplementary budgets and the Bank of Japans controversial foray into negative interest rate territory. The overall projected cost of Japans COVID-19 countermeasures exceeds $1.86 trillion.

Despite the unprecedented emergency allocation, several weeks of initial inaction continue to take a toll on the Japanese economy. The cash handouts, employee adjustment assistance and corporate subsidies stipulated by the first package have been distributed to only a small percentage of intended recipients, and the passage of the secondary budget could further tighten the bottleneck.

Expect todays conclusion to be followed by an easing of domestic travel restrictions later this week, intended to jumpstart the nations flagging tourism industry. The concurrent release of May trade data will likely show a continued export slump reflective of weak US auto sales. Expect further delays in aid distribution to constrain economic recovery in the short-term. Despite the enormity of the allocated amount, no particular use was specified in the recent secondary budget, increasing the likelihood that bureaucratic complications will hamstring the packages rollout.

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There's no doubt that healthy eating and healthy living go hand-in-hand. There have been number of studies world-wide to understand our bodies' reaction to certain foods compared to the others. In one such recent study, it has been found that an overall healthy eating pattern is more effective in lowering heart-related risks than any particular diet regime. Conducted by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the findings were published in online journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

The study stated that a good diet regime, including various ingredients and nutrients, play a better role in lowering cardiovascular disease, than any particular/specific diet plan. An official release by the school also stated that some earlier studies examined how adhering to one recommended eating pattern led to long-term risk of heart-related issues.

The findings further showed different healthy eating patterns were equally effective in lowering CVD risk across racial and ethnic groups and other subgroups.

The researchers of this study focused on the dietary patterns of over two lakh participants. They found that participants who adhered most to the healthy eating patterns had a 14 to 21 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease, compared with those who adhered the least.

However, every eating pattern focused on higher consumption of whole grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, and nuts, and lower intakes of red and processed meats and sugar-sweetened beverages.

Speaking about the same, study researcher Frank Hu stated, "There is no one-size-fits-all diet that is best for everyone. One can combine foods in a variety of flexible ways to achieve healthy eating patterns according to individuals' health needs, food preferences, and cultural traditions."

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By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | Published: June 17, 2020 2:10:23 pm Here is the list of foods that can be incorporated in your routine which will help in the process of weight loss and keep you fit.

The pandemic has forced us to stay indoors for a few months now and as we work from home and balance household chores, we have tried to adopt routines that avoid burnout. Young adults may experience irregular sleeping patterns as they work, study or indulge in leisure activities online. To aid the process of fat-burning or utilisation of stored fat, foods that help in increasing metabolism should be included in your daily diet. Here is the list of foods that can help you stay fit.

Green leafy vegetables As one is aware, green leafy vegetables are a storehouse of nutrients. Another compound found in these miraculous leaves is Thylakoids. These are essentially small pouches located in the chloroplasts of green leaves that can reduce hunger, increase satiety and reduce craving for unhealthy food. Give your greens a good churn in a mixer to release thylakoids. Thus, juice of greens like spinach, pudina, coriander leaves early in the morning may curb cravings throughout the day.

Vegetable juice -Vegetables play a primary role in weight loss. For example, bottle gourd and cucumber juice have high water and fibre content which can keep you full and reduce unnecessary snacking. Add pudina juice or lemon juice for vitamin C and flavour.

Green Tea A perfect morning drink, the presence of antioxidants like Catechin increases the metabolic rate. Additionally, the presence of caffeine, along with catechins, has a small but positive impact on weight loss programmes. That being said, you must ensure to consume just two to three cups per day, as too much of something is also not good.

Legumes These are the much needed vegetarian sources of protein. They are also a good source of fibre, have a low glycaemic index, increase satiety and prevent overeating. Sprouted and boiled legumes are easily digestible and can be combined with breakfast. Indian cuisines like Usli, Sundal, Matki, Chana, etc, are mouth-watering preparations where these legumes are sprouted, boiled and seasoned. All these options can aid in weight loss but there is no single superfood that causes magic. It is always a combination of diet and exercise that provides long-term sustainable weight loss and maintenance.

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It's possible, you need a little water

by: Jim Loboy

(WYTV) How can you tell the difference between a can of regular Coke and Diet Coke if the labels are hidden and you cant open and taste either one?

Its possible, you need a little water. This should work with Pepsi, too.

Our clue is based on the fact that a can of the diet drink is slightly lighter than a can of the regular drink.

Regular Coca-Cola is sweetened with sugar which is sucrose, or corn sweeteners, which are other sugars, usually fructose, maltose or glucose.

Diet Coke, though, is sweetened with aspartame, an artificial sweetener. Aspartame can be 200 times sweeter than sucrose, so you need only a tiny amount of it to produce the same sweetness as in the sugared drink.

While the amount of sugar in the regular Coke may be two to three percent, there are only a few hundredths of a percent of aspartame in the diet drink. So, a can of the diet drink is very slightly lighter in weight.

You cant tell just by hefting the two cans.

But if you fill a sink with water and place the unopened cans in it, the diet can will float higher in the water than the regular can, which might even sink.

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MIND diet is a combination of two popular diet routines. It includes nutritional foods which are good for cognitive decline, Dementia and Alzheimers Disease. So, read on to know everything about this combined diet plan.

MIND diet (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurological Delay) is a combination of two popular diet plans- Mediterranean diet and DASH diet. This diet plan was mainly created to observe the effects of certain foods on our health. This diet is advised to reduce the symptoms of Dementia and improve brain health in old age. MIND diet was developed by Martha Clare Morris and her colleagues. She is the nutritional epidemiologist of Rush University Medical Centre.

In research, they have seen that MIND diet can reduce the risk of Alzheimers disease by up to 53 percent among participants. This diet primely focuses on the consumption of those foods which enhance cognitive function and decline brain ageing.

Foods to have in MIND diet

Green leafy veggies- every day.

Other veggies- once per day.

Nuts- per day.

Berries- At least twice per week.

Beans- every other day.

Whole grains- three times per day.

Fish- at least once a week.

Poultry- at least twice a week.

Olive oil

Wine- one glass per day.

Foods not to eat in MIND diet

You can avoid having these foods in MIND diet or can limit their consumption. The foods are as follows:

Red meats- Try to avoid.

Butter and margarine- Less than 1 tbsp per day.

Cheese- Less than one serving per week.

Pastries and sweets- limit.

Fast foods- Less than one serving per week.

How does mind diet work?

MIND diet consists of those foods that have nutrients which can lower the risk of Dementia and Alzheimers Disease. These foods actually slow down cognitive decline and reduce neuron loss. This diet also helps to decrease oxidative stress and inflammation. This diet is rich in Vitamin E and DHA. Vitamin E is found in nuts, oilseeds, leafy veggies, plant oils, etc. and is a potent antioxidant needed for brain health. It also contains Vitamins B, C and D which are all beneficial for neurons to cope with ageing. Berries included in the MIND diet reduce neuron loss and improve memory.

This diet also brings a balance of fats in our body by limiting the consumption of fried foods, pastries, full-fat dairy, red meats and increasing the intake of fish, nuts and plant oils.

According to doctors, having nutritious foods can prevent, delay and manage the ageing process and chronic conditions. So, MIND diet is not only good for neurological health but it also promotes overall well-being.

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However, as the health body explains, sometimes inflammation persists, even when you are not threatened by a foreign invader.

That's when inflammation poses grave health risks.

"Many major diseases that plague usincluding cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, depression, and Alzheimer'shave been linked to chronic inflammation," explains Harvard Health.

Choosing anti-inflammatory foods can help to counter the harmful effects of inflammation, thereby reducing your risk of life-threatening illness.

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What's more, it also improves mood and overall quality of life, says Dr Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Research published in the Journal of Internal Medicine has shown that the diet can lower risk of death at an early age.

The research led by Joanna Kaluza, DSc, an associate professor at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Poland, looked at 68,273 Swedish men and women between the ages of 45 and 83.

The study followed people for 16 years, and those who stuck with a mostly anti-inflammatory diet had an 18 percent lower risk of all-cause mortality, 13 percent lower risk of dying from cancer, and 20 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease.

The findings were based on an analysis of self-reported physical activity among 1.44 million study participants.

Exercise also provides numerous benefits for the heart.

"Regular exercise will make your heart and blood circulatory system more efficient, lower your cholesterol level, and also keep your blood pressure at a healthy level," explains the NHS.

According to the health site, you should do at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity activity a week.

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Alright, so before you guys start shouting STEROIDS! heres how Jinder Mahal had addressed the allegations of being on the juice in one of his videos on Instagram:

I'm sure some of you will suggest I don't, just so you can continue making "steroid" and "wellness policy" comments, without seeing the work that goes in. In an attempt to temporarily make yourselves feel better about the discomfort you have with yourself, as a result of all the work you are NOT doing.

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WWE has raised no red-flags against Mahal for not respecting their Wellness Policy, and also the fact that the man looks like he can break a tree in half with his bare hands, makes me afraid of putting him under the spotlight without confirmed reports. So, I will not do that.

That being said, Mahal did undergo an unbelievable transformation. He went from looking like a typical dad whos given up on fitness and having a paunch to prove it, to looking like this:

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What I am going to do here, is talk about the kind of workout routine and diet plan that he follows which not only made his abs appear stronger than bricks but also gave him a massive boost right to the top, and got him the WWE championship belt back in 2017.

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In an interview with GQ Mahal spoke at length about what and how and how much he ate while under the transformation process:

Mahal eats every two hours.

Food portions with the caloric value of 350-400, 30 grams of carbs, and 30 to 40 grams of protein.

No overeating.

No alcohol or junk.

2 gallons of water every day (with branched-chain amino acids for muscle recovery and flavour).

Water/black coffee on empty stomach before morning cardio with magnesium supplement (to prevent cramps) and pre-workout.

Cheat Meals: Protein Pizza, a cookie.

Meal 1: One banana, oats with two scoops of whey protein mixed in water (after morning cardio).

Meal 2: One banana, oats with few scoops of whey protein mixed in water (post-workout meal).

Meal 3: White rice with chicken, turkey or tuna (around lunchtime).

Meal 4: Brown rice or whole-wheat pasta or sweet potatoes with salmon filets or cooked chicken breasts.

Meal 5: Brown rice and seared Ahi tuna.

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The WWE star trains six days a week with one days resting period. His workouts normally last for 90 minutes followed by 30 minutes of stretching.

He doesnt like to train with heavyweights as he wishes to put less pressure on his joints.

Back Workout

Deadlift

Lat Pullover

V Grip Pulldown

Zeus Row

One-Arm High Pull

Bar-Bell Rows

Arms:

Barbell Tricep Press

Seated Bicep Curls

Skull Crushers

Hammer Curls

Core:

Landmine Barbell Oblique Rotations

Cable Wood Chop

Medicine Ball Throws

Cardio (On Dual Action Exercise Bike)

Leg Raise

Shoulder:

Shoulder Press

Upright Barbell Row

Battle Rope Waves

Sledgehammer Swings

Kettlebell Swing

Shrugs

Chest:

Low cable crossover

Barbell bench press

Dumbbell bench press

Butterfly

Dumbbell fly

Barbell rear delt row

Legs:

Seated Leg Curls

Leg Press

Squats

Hack Squats

Standing Weighted

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There is a lot of debate around what is the best time for exercising for weight loss and whether you should do cardio workouts in a fasted state or have some food to energise your body. A research called "Body composition changes associated with fasted versus non-fasted aerobic exercise" published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition was trying to find an answer for this and divided a group of 20 woman into two groups: 10 participants exercised after an overnight fast while the other half of the group was given something to eat before the workout.

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Training consisted of one hour of steady-state aerobic exercise performed three days per week. The subjects of the research were provided with customised dietary plans designed to induce a caloric deficit. Nutritional counselling was also provided throughout the study period to help ensure the participants didn't cheat and eat more food than they were supposed to have.

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This is what the research paper has to say about the results: "Both groups showed a significant loss of weight and fat mass from baseline, but no significant between-group differences were noted in any outcome measure. These findings indicate that body composition changes associated with aerobic exercise in conjunction with a hypocaloric diet are similar regardless whether or not an individual is fasted prior to training."

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In short: if you want to lose weight, it doesn't matter if you do cardio fasted or not, as long as you keep a calorie deficit and exercise regularly. As the research shows, it doesn't have to be every day either, although the participants were subjected to 1-hour long workout sessions each time which is not just just a short session for sure.

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It is worth noting that the research chose a peculiar way to test the theory by giving test subjects a meal either immediately before or after the exercise session, preventing us from finding out whether a sustained high-metabolic state after the workout would've helped shed fat even more or not. The sample size was also rather small (only 20 women were tested) and the gender ratio was also anything but balanced.

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Taking this information into account, if you want to maximise weight loss doing cardio exercising, you are best off doing a workout early in the morning and having some food immediately after, preferably some protein and some carbs to aid muscle recovery. Drinking some water before, during and after the session is also beneficial and further speed up metabolism naturally.

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