When to eat?
Ideally, you should have a meal 3-4 hours before a workout. This should leave enough time to digest the food although ,in practise the exact timing of your pre-workout meal may depend on your daily schedule.
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Common question.
Does exercising on an empty stomach help burn more fat???
- many people believe that training on an empty stomach will help them shed an extra weight faster. Its actually advisable to have a light snack 2-4 hours before exercise biologically , the resulting rise in the blood glucose slows the rate of glycogen depletion,enabling you to exercise longer and harder,and hence to burn more calories.
Also exercising in a fasted state may reduce your endurance and encourage your muscle to return to protein deposits for fuel, so you can burn away your muscle fibres!!!
Pre-exercise meals 3-4 hours prior to the training)
Fish pie
Porridge made with milk
Rice with vegetable or chicken or fish
Whole grain cereal with milk or yoghurt
Macaroni with cheese and salad
Jacket potato with beans, tuna ,cheese or chicken.
Noodles with stir prawns or tofu and vegetables.
Pre-exercise snacks ( 1 hour prior to the training ) 1-2 bananas
Dry fruits
2-3 portions of fresh fruit
One 300ml home made smoothie
1 or 2 pots of yoghurt (fruit)
250 ml flavoured milk or shake
30 g cereal bar
50 g energy or sports bar
