MARIKA SBOROS: Ripped actor Crews is a poster man for fasting intermittently before exercise
Fasting and fat-burning exercises have become a big trend in physical fitness circles, writes Marika Sboros
If it is good enough for hunky US actor Terry Crews, it is good enough for anyone. He believes the best food to eat before exercising is no food at all. He is a fan of intermittent fasting that has become a big trend in physical fitness circles. He is also the best advertisement for what he preaches. Crews is a former National Football League player and host of Netflix’s TV series the Ultimate Beastmaster. In it, he leads elite athletes over an intense obstacle course competition. It is not for the faint-hearted. Neither is the diet Crews follows to stay in the best shape yet. Now in his 40s, Crews has said he looks and feels better than when he was 22. He credits the right diet and intermittent fasting. Crews works out very early every morning and according to reports, always skips breakfast. His first meal is at 2pm, his last at 10pm — he fasts daily for 16 hours. It is not strictly true to say that Crews fasts, if that is according to the strict definition of abstaining from all ...
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