The Checkup: To See Results, Is It Better to Work Out on an Empty Stomach?

And more healthy reads to kickstart your morning.

• The workout question of all workout questions: Is it better, when it comes to seeing results, to work out on an empty stomach or not? Here, an expert gives the pros — for one, fasted cardio can be good for short-term weight loss — and the cons, like your body having less protein available to rebuild muscle post-workout. [Ace Fitness]

Adult coloring books: The key to relaxation? [The Atlantic]

• The perfect excuse to ditch a few ab exercises: These six are no good for your back. [Men’s Fitness]

Pressed Juicery just set up shop in their first East Coast location (in New York, of course). How long ’til they make it to Philly, you think? [Well + Good]

• Obsessing about your healthy diet might by one of the traits you’re proud of, but people taking their healthy-food obsessions too far has a lot of people concerned. [Broadly]

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