We established in Sports Nutrition Part 1that healthy living is a 2-sided coin. Part 1 discussed exercise tips so Part 2 will focus on eating in regardsto exercise. Fueling your body isessential for a successful workout. When you start exercising, your body pulls energy from the carbs storedin your muscles and liver (glycogen) before it starts breaking down fatstores. If you want to burn morefat, you have to do endurance exercise like jogging. Depending on the intensity of your workout, you can exercisefor shorter or longer to burn more calories.
What to eat prior toexercising:
You don’t want to eat immediately before youwork out as this can cause cramping or nausea but you definitely want to have anourished body. For some morninggym-goers, a drink of water is adequate prior to working out since your body isusing stored energy from last night’s dinner anyways. If you feel very hungry, than definitely eat a smallcarb-rich snack at least 30 minutes before. If you exercise later in day, try to eat a large meal 3-4hours before exercising or a smaller snack 1-2 hours beforehand.
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