Is it essential to eat after a workout?

Answer 1

This will provide both fast-acting and sustainable energy to your body. Try to eat a snack within two hours of exercising, but wait a minimum of 15 minutes after exercising before you eat. Bring a snack along to the gym with you, so you can eat as soon as your workout is over.

Answer 2

The body burns for a 1/2 hour after a workout, but if you eat a lot you'll slow down all that metabolism you just built up. Plan for a light healthy snack afterwards so that the hunger you built up with your workout doesn't lead you to something that will blow your diet.

Answer 3

yes it is, but most people don't since they burned some calories while working out and then when you eat your are getting alot of calories put right on you after you worked out

Answer 4

A well-balanced post-exercise shake is a good idea. For example, after a strength training work out, it's important to speed muscle recovery, reduce muscle damage, and enhance rehydration quickly.

The best way to do this is to consume a shake immediately after exercising (as opposed to eating solid food). The shake should have a blend of protein (particularly whey protein) and high-glycemic index carbs (to transport the protein into your muscles). (This is the one time ingesting some high-glycemic index carbs is not a bad idea.)

Different commercial powders are available or you can make you own. Experiment to find which blend works best for you.

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Answer 5

You can but you shouldn't workout again afterwards, you might throw up

Answer 6

Not necessarily, but at some point within 4 hours yes.