New Way to Slim Fast
It used to be that you grabbed a banana or a Mars bar before exercising, presuming that the energy boost they provided would suffice. Now what you should eat to get the most out of your workouts has become a science in itself, producing as much conflicting evidence as other areas of nutrition. One week sports drinks are the best route to exercise recovery, the next it’s a chocolate milkshake. Porridge has replaced pasta as the perfect pre-workout fuel, with one study showing it even out-performed high-tech energy bars and gels in its ability to give you a boost. And last week a study revealed that drinking plenty of strong coffee could improve endurance capacity in events such as marathon running, debunking the common belief that caffeine reduces performance by promoting dehydration. But a forthcoming series of reports in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) is set to leave ardent exercisers gasping. It suggests that the key to faster results from your efforts could be to cut out food altogether. Workout fasting — an exercise session conducted before a morsel of food has passed your lips — has been a well-kept secret of athletes and body builders for several years. Scientists are now confirming that the body is primed to consume fat at greater speed if your daily jog, aerobics class or power-walk is performed before a meal rather than after it. Read more at The Times
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