Question: running while fasting? 2 Miles timed

(Tiffany) #1

Hello :slight_smile:

I am currently on a water fast, it is my first long fast and I am on day 6. I’m feeling pretty good, no pain, and only a bit of dizziness when I get up too quick but that is pretty normal for me, and some insomnia for a couple nights, but I’ve been checking my blood pressure too and it is at it’s norm. I really want to keep going until I feel like I have made a great deal of progress detox wise, etc, I would be willing to go for up to 21 days. The problem is that I am in the Army Reserve and in a week and a half I have to take a PT test which means I will need to run two miles and do a bunch of pushups and situps. I’m not sure if it will be okay to continue my fast and go ahead and take The test or do you think I should break this weekend so that I am prepared for the test? I have taken an hour long walk every couple days and went to a trampoline place and jumped for and hour this weekend. I felt pretty okay, I just had to stop sometimes to bring my heart rate down. And the walks have been fine. Please give me some advise, and I will also judge of how I feel the next few days.

(Jana) #2

Are you drinking plenty of water with high quality sea salt or pink salt?

My experience with fasting for 14 days while doing daily aerobics was that I had no problem at all. But I clearly did not do anything as strenuous as you described. Hopefully another member here will address specifically what you are asking.

(What The Fast?!) #3

I would attempt the PT workout 2-3 days before to see how you do. If you do well, continue fasting and do it fasted. Otherwise, I would break the fast the day before. Since it’s your first long fast, you don’t know how your body will react to breaking it - I definitely wouldn’t break it the same day as your test.

I also don’t know how much excess weight you have, so hard to know how easy it will be to continue your fast.