Feeding Your Exercise Habit

Do you feel sluggish or get nausea & stomach pain during your workouts? Perhaps your pre-exercise food & drink needs some adjustment. Too much, too little or hard to digest food or drink can cause discomfort & negatively impact your performance.

 
Properly refueling your body afterwards is also a crucial part of recovery both for the rest of the day & future workouts. However, overeating or rewarding yourself with food can easily undo the calories you just burned.


Remember to hydrate properly before, during, & after physical activity. This becomes even more important in extreme weather conditions & with lengthy or intense routines. (For more info, type "hydrate" in our search box on the left sidebar.)

Since everyone & their goals are different, it may take trial & error to find what works for you.

Learn more at:
- WebMD's What to Eat Before, During, & After Exercise
- Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics' Timing Your Nutrition
- Greatist's 50 Awesome Pre- & Post-Workout Snacks
- YouBeauty's Nutritionist Approved Pre- & Post-Workout Snacks