Fasted cardio is exactly what it sounds like: doing cardiovascular exercise—usually in the morning—before you’ve eaten anything. The thinking is simple: if you train without food in your system, your body will burn more fat for fuel, helping you lean out faster.
For men, especially those who are metabolically healthy, this approach can sometimes support…
For much of modern sports science, there’s been an unspoken assumption: if it works for men, it works for women. Training protocols, nutrition guidelines, supplement recommendations, recovery models—they’ve all been built around male physiology.
And in doing so, women have been underserved at best, and actively harmed at worst.
As Dr. Stacy Sims famously says:…
Baz Moffat Baz Moffat is the co-founder of The Well HQ, a leading female health and wellbeing education provider that empowers women to become the architects of their own health, happiness and performance. She is a former professional rower, winning silver in the 2008 World Rowing Cup. Follow her on Instagram. Visit thewell-hq.com.
Baz Moffat:…



