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Fasting & Exercise Work Together, Not Against Each Other.
A 2025 meta-analysis by Kazeminasab et al. (Université Clermont Auvergne & CNRS) reviewed 35 randomized controlled trials with 1,266 adults. They found that combining intermittent fasting with exercise didn’t reduce VO₂max or leg/bench strength, but did slightly boost handgrip strength.