RECOVERY DRINKS – WHAT’S GOOD AND BAD

Greenville Fitness and Rehab after an exercise, it is essential to hydrate. However, you’d be surprised about what you need to and don’t drink.

There are many different energy drinks that are manufactured the same. Many contain sugar, so take the time to read the label before you take one big swig.

“Even if [one] consumes a sports drink,” Dr. Haemi Choi, a nutrition specialist who works at Loyola University in Chicago says, “it’s important that he or she continues to drink water.”

Many cyclists, but an upcoming study conducted at Coventry University in England found that caffeine may also assist in exercising longer and more intensively. If you’re in search of a pre-workout boost grab that coffee a half-hour prior to you start your workout.

Not a coffee drinker?

Green tea has caffeine thatcan helpp youuworkoutt and is one of the most potent sourcesofr ECGD an antioxidantthath has been proven to have positive effects on weight loss. In a research study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, it was revealed that ingesting green tea extract prior to exercising helped men burn seventeen percent less fat in a 30-minute cardio workout.

The latest trend in hydration involves drinking chocolate milk right after training.

In a laboratory test, nine cyclists raced to exhaustion then sat for four hours. In their recovery, they each consumed high-fat, low-fat chocolate drinks, Gatorade, or the high-carbohydrate sports drink Endurox R4. After that, they rode to exhaustion yet again.

The research team found that participants who drank chocolate milk performed just as well or better than those who took other electrolyte powder drinks. The high carb and protein levels in milk make it an incredibly effective recovery beverage.

The research that follows could be positive for many. The Telegraph reports that researchers at Granada University in Spain claim they have found that drinking beer could help the body get more hydrated after workouts than drinks like water and Gatorade. Professor Manuel Garzon also claimed that carbonation in beer aids to alleviate thirst and its carbohydrate content could aid in replacing calories lost.

At a press event, during a press conference Garzon declared that the hydration effect experienced by those who had a beer drink was “slightly better.”

A cardiologist from the Real Madrid football team, Dr. Juan Antonio Corbalan, said to the Telegraph he long has recommended barley drinks to professional sportsmen after exhausting sports.

There are a variety of options for replenishing your water supply, but water is still the most effective. For optimal results, the American College of Sports Medicine suggests drinking between two and three cups of water two to three hours before exercise. So as you walk into Greenville Fitness and Rehabilitation make sure that you’ve had plenty of water as well as bringing the bottle. It’s not possible to be drinking a drink during HIIT class and claim to be refreshing…