Looking to lose weight, burn fat, or boost your metabolism? A 16:8 intermittent fasting morning workout may be the one-two punch that helps you knock out your goals. But how do you mix fasting and working out in the morning safely and effectively? Here's what our experts say about intermittent fasting and morning workouts.

When you're weighing up a new weight loss or wellness strategy, you need to think through the cons as well as the pros. Here's a quick 'n easy shortcut: If one of the cons of whatever you're considering turns out to be muscle loss, run away. Our bodies need muscle. Without it, disease risk and dysfunction go up, and health and performance go down.

We've all been there: that day when you put on your pants and … ouch. The waistband is scrunching your stomach. The elastic isn't elastic-ing quite enough. Or the belt holes seem to have suddenly shifted in the wrong direction. Whatever the reason, you might have had at least one encounter with clothing waistbands that made you think: could I change my belly shape and size?

Particularly when you're new to fasting, hunger can feel like a scary monster lurking in the shadows. Maybe it follows you everywhere; maybe it just jumps out at certain times. However you feel hunger, it's totally normal — anytime you change your eating schedule, it will take your body some time to adapt.

Thousands of people trying to lose weight are frustrated by traditional diets that don't work — or work only for a short time before the weight comes back. Health blogs and magazines tell us to cut calories and watch what we eat.

Intermittent fasting may be part of your quest for peak fitness. Maybe you're focused on exercising and eating for performance, which means getting plenty of protein.

If you're a guy who's having a rough time losing body fat, you're not alone. Whether it's a packed schedule, work, family, travel, getting older, or any number of other life demands, finding time for healthy habits can be hard. Plus, food tastes good.

It's probably no surprise that your heart is pretty dang important. The constant beating of your heart circulates oxygen-rich blood to each organ, muscle, and tissue down to the very last cell. Heart damage or disease can rapidly affect your entire body. So, it pays to take good care of your heart — as well as the associated structures, like blood vessels — that do all of this crucial work.

If you're trying out intermittent fasting in the hope that it'll yield a positive result in your body, you may be curious about what's going on under the hood. What happens in your body during the various stages of intermittent fasting?

Whether you're part of the intermittent fasting for beginners cohort or you've been fasting for years, there's always room to learn more fasting tips and tricks for getting started, maintaining momentum, and steering toward your goals.