We propose some simple ideas and recipes to eat before exercising and others to eat after exercising.
Year after year, after the Christmas holidays, it is common for us to make the resolution to get a little more fit and to remove those pounds that have accumulated after dinners, nougats and other Christmas events. The bad thing is that there are years like this that, we almost spliced Christmas with Carnival and, all over again. So, to see if we all encourage ourselves to do a little more exercise from now on, today we bring you some ideas of recipes to eat before exercising and others to eat after exercising.
What to eat before exercising?
Before exercising we must eat a mixture of simple and complex carbohydrates so that the energy, they provide us is slowly released during our sports routine. In addition, they must be foods that are easy for us to digest and that do not cause us a heavy digestion.
Foods’s rich in mineral salts such as potassium are also advisable to compensate for those that our body loses when we start to sweat.
Ideas of dishes to eat before exercising
Greek yogurt with granola, kiwi, raspberries and banana.
Natural yogurt, granola, nuts and fresh fruit.
Another option, if we need something quick that we don't have to be preparing at the moment, would be for example these homemade cereal bars with an apple.
Or this roasted grapefruit with yogurt, whose full recipe you can see by clicking on this link.
What to eat after exercising?
After exercising, the best option are lean proteins (chicken, turkey, fish, eggs or even legumes) and slow-absorbing complex carbohydrates, which will help our muscles recover from the effort made.
As examples:
This grilled marinated chicken breast with vegetables whose recipe you can find by clicking on this link.
If after exercising we only have time to eat something quickly, a good choice is a cooked or grilled chicken sandwich, or tuna with peppers like this one whose recipe you can find in this link.
Do you usually exercise to keep fit? If so, what is your favorite food for before and after exercising?
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