Anytime Can Eat After Sports?

After exercise, the body needs nutrients to replace calories are burned when exercising. But when should people have to eat after exercising?

Nutrients consumed after exercise could affect the recovery factor of the body to be faster, as well as a fitness acquire, retain and build up the muscles in the body.

However, this condition depends on what foods are consumed after exercise, because some foods can trigger the acceleration of recovery but there is also a slow digestion so that the body's energy shortage.

The first hour after completion of the exercise is considered as the 'golden hour', because at that time part of the body that store glycogen has

been depleted. For that body must get the intake of glucose to get energy back and replace lost glycogen stores.

In addition, it is no less important is a person's need to consume enough fluids to replace fluids lost through sweating that the body does not become dehydrated.

Replacement of glycogen stores, fluids and ions lost body must be started within 30 minutes after exercise to improve body recovery process, as quoted from Lifemojo

Besides water, the food should be consumed after exercise should contain protein and carbohydrates such as:

Dried fruit and nuts

Fruit or vegetable juice along with a chicken sandwich or a veggie sandwich (preferably choose brown bread)

1. The omelet vegetables with bread

2. Chocolate milk

3. Cereal with milk

4. Toast and eggs

However, you should avoid eating fat after exercise because it can slow digestion. This condition will affect the digestion of proteins and carbohydrates.

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