How exercise affects your body when you eat or fast
This study looks at how exercising after eating or when fasting affects healthy young men with different fitness levels. The results may help people understand how to time exercise and meals for better performance or health.
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Who can take part
- You must be a healthy male aged 18 to 25.
- Your body mass index (a height-to-weight measure) must be between 18.5 and 24.9.
- You must live on the Hacettepe University Beytepe Campus.
- You must have either high aerobic fitness (train regularly and have excellent endurance) or low aerobic fitness (not regularly active).
- You cannot smoke or drink alcohol regularly or excessively.
- You cannot have any muscle or bone problems that would prevent exercise, or allergies to the study foods.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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