A couple of you have already wondered if I will be mentioning the nutriments needed, and how they are helpful, as well as certain healthy meals, well here it is! This post is particularly for this subject and hopefully all your questions, from the comments, will be answered. To begin, the main drinks people tend to use, are gatorade, protein shakes, water, and perhaps chocolate milk. Well, some people say gatorade is unhealthy due for the amount of sugar it contains, but it is VERY energetic. It was also rated the world's #1 sports drink! I personally love the taste of all the flavours, and definitely the effect of it has on me. There are many flavours, such as rain berry, lemonade, cool blue, fruit punch, citrus cooler, etc... Although, the type of drink you put to use, depends on the number of hours you commit to at the gym. Example, if you were to spend 1-2 hours (average), water is sufficient for your type of body. Supposing to if you are more the intense type, and spend 3 or more hours, you will necessitate the drinks which contain more sodium and calcium, example: chocolate milk. Also, for the intense category, protein shakes play an important role.
Moving on to some healthy snacks after a workout who could be put to good use:
1) The combination of hummus and pita bread: Hummus providing carbohydrates and protein.
2) Yogurt with a fruit of choice: Yogurt helps build muscle, recommended after a workout so that your muscles are stretched out, which will make it easily done.
3) Protein bars/granola bars (the ones with less layers of chocolate): They help with weight loss and obviously provide protein.
I absolutely love these three snacks, reason being because they all have a great taste, and I enjoy eating them. Hummus is also a good snack, not simply for people who train their bodies, but also as a daily meal. I hope that this post was able to answer questions, stay tuned!
Sources:
http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20610016,00.html
http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Healthy-Snacks-Eat-After-Working-Out-25191507#photo-25191507
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/snacks/low-calorie/after-workout-snacks/
http://www.shapefit.com/questions/diet-questions-granola-bars.html
I love chocolate milk! So reading this makes me so happy, and i will be sure to continue for your sake and the sake of your viewers. I also had a question about the Gatorade, does it only work on some people? because when I drink it I only get full but not energetic.
ReplyDeleteHey Rifaat! I love chocolate milk too! That is a great question and it really made me have to do a little research. Gatorade works on all types of people because it provides a good amount of sodium and glucose (sugar), which our small intestines love. It is a little process which ends up with them grabbing the H2O out of our body and we get hydrated faster. Also, when we drink gatorade, it will stay in our body longer, and takes time to get absorbed, and finally gets us back in to balance quickly. Don't forget that if your workout is a small one around 45 minutes, water works just fine, but if its around 3 hours, that is when gatorade is more desirable. Thank you for your comment, and I hope you will get energetic!
DeleteHey Mirna, first of all I’m going to begin by saying that your topic is my favorite so far, I really love the way you personalized your blog, with all the colors and pictures that really got my attention. I like the fact that you named the three healthy snacks with a reason to why they’re beneficial, keep up the good work and I’m looking forward to your future posts!! :)
ReplyDeleteHey Mirna, I really enjoyed your blog. It's really interesting and helps a lot of people learn what and how exactly to work out. But I think you forgot one of the biggest food for staying healthy. It's what's been keeping me alive for 16 years now. And it's PIZZA!!!
ReplyDeleteHi again Mirna, This blog is so fascinating I cant seem to exit out to read other blogs. This post is soooo useful because whenever i work out i never know what to eat afterwards and so i usually dont eat the best things and end up wasting all the effort I just did during my workout.
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