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Finally, you have managed to get back into that exercise routine that you have been meaning to do for months now. While you can feel your muscles getting stronger and your motivation growing by the day, there is only one thing left to do. Supporting motivation and exercise with the right nutrition to go further. Here are a few things that can help support your exercise routine with nutrition.
1.) Hydrate with water with exercise.
First things first, water is the key. Harvard Medical School (2020) states that a person should be drinking four to six cups of water in the day to maintain hydration. Keeping hydrated is also important when keeping up an exercise routine. There are many benefits to keeping hydrated, like good sleep quality, improved moods as well as maximizing physical performance. Being well hydrated will work to your advantage, optimizing your performance while exercising, and will support a good exercise nutrition routine.
2.) Fuel with carbohydrate nutrition.
Although we sometimes shudder at the mention of carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are beneficial to your exercise routine. While carbohydrates give you the energy to complete the exercise, they also aid in muscle growth and recovery. Not all carbs are equal when choosing carbs into your routine. There are two types of carbohydrates, being simple and complex carbohydrates. Examples of simple carbohydrates include foods like white bread, sugar, and fruit juice. When wanting to support an exercise routine, the carbohydrates that you should be looking at the complex carbohydrates.
Complex carbohydrate exercise nutrition:
With exercise nutrition, complex carbs are better. Complex carbs take longer to break down in your body. As they are taking their time to digest in your body, they give more sustainable energy. Sustainable energy is going to fuel your training routine. There are also ways to get back into an exercise routine.
Complex carbs to consider with nutrition supporting your exercise:
- Brown rice
- Oats
- Quinoa
- Potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Spinach
- Green beans
3.) Repair with Protein nutrition.
Your body is now fed with the right energy. The next step is to ensure that your muscles are looked after. As we exercise, our muscles are continuously tearing the muscles. Feeding your muscles with protein will help your muscles to be repaired and grow faster. Increasing your muscle mass and strength will ultimately help you reach your fitness goals faster.
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