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* when your body is digesting food, your core muscles can't be activated the same way because the food in stomach/intestines gets in the way. | * when your body is digesting food, your core muscles can't be activated the same way because the food in stomach/intestines gets in the way. | ||
This is reflected in the fact that the body has two systems opposed to each other. The ''fight-or-flight'' system ("sympathetic nervous system") and the ''rest-and-digest'' system ("parasympathetic nervous system). Also, keep in mind that food stays in the digestive tract for ''at least'' 5 hours. | This is reflected in the fact that the body has two systems opposed to each other. The ''fight-or-flight'' system ("sympathetic nervous system") and the ''rest-and-digest'' system ("parasympathetic nervous system). Also, keep in mind that food stays in the digestive tract for ''at least'' 5 hours. | ||
This is why I suggest the following kind of intermittent fasting: | This is why I suggest the following kind of intermittent fasting: | ||