Pre-Workout Banana Shake Helps Boost Energy Levels
Eating the right food before exercise ensures your body receives all the nutrients it needs to perform at its best. Your body converts glycogen to glucose during exercise. This is important for muscle contraction. Pre-workout nutrition is important because it helps prevent muscle glycogen depletion.
On one of her recent Instagram pages @Nutrition.By.Lovneet, nutritionist Lovneet Batra shared five delicious recipes that are perfect for pre-workout meals.
Here are five pre-workout meals shared by nutritionists.
1. Banana smoothie (1 glass)
Banana smoothies are a great pre-workout food as they may help keep you feeling full due to the presence of resistant starch or pectin. It contains potassium, a mineral that helps you to do so, and carbohydrates that give you the energy you need to complete your sweating session.
2. Sweet potato chart
An excellent source of complex carbohydrates with a low glycemic index, sweet potatoes are one of the best forms of carbohydrate for sustained, slow-release energy during intense workouts.
3. 11 cups of black coffee + 1 banana
Boost your workout with a cup of black coffee before hitting the gym. This popular drink has been associated with increased strength, power, and endurance during workouts. perfect as a pre-workout snack.
4. Coconut water (1 glass)
Coconut water is the perfect beverage to replenish fluids and electrolytes lost during exercise. Plus, coconut water is rich in potassium, so you won’t get cramps during your workout.
5. Peanut butter (1 tablespoon) + whole grain bread (1 slice)
The perfect combination of good fats, protein and carbs for strength training.
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Try these easy and delicious pre-workouts for the next week!
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