The length of time between a meal and a workout depends largely on the meal and its dosage, while other determining factors include age, physical condition, and intensity of the workout. Let's assume that this reader is a middle-aged man! If you eat a large amount of food before exercise, and most of the food containing high amounts of protein and fat-based intervals should be more than two hours; if the amount of food is small and carbohydrate-based, the interval can be shortened to 30 minutes to one hour. Any changes are best made gradually, but if any muscular or digestive problems occur, a pause is in order.
In general, it is better for infrequent exercisers and the infirm to exercise preferably 0.5 to 1 hour after a meal. Formal exercise and strenuous competition, it is best to 1.5 hours after meals. After meals should not be strenuous exercise does not preclude easy exercise after meals, each person can do according to their own conditions of moderate exercise, such as walking or other light activities, to promote health is still beneficial.
How long does it take to eat after exercise?
1. You can eat only after half an hour of exercise, and those who want to exercise to slim down should eat at least 1.5-2 hours later, otherwise they will become fatter because of good absorption. This used to be a familiar guideline for sports slimming. However, sports nutritionist Han Xu told reporters, whether you want to lose weight and fat or want to increase muscle and fitness people should eat in a timely manner after exercise.
2. This is because the process of exercise is the process of physical exertion, high intensity exercise consumes a large amount of the body's nutrition. After the end of the exercise, the body is in the best time for nutritional absorption, this time to supplement the nutrition, the body absorbs the best condition. And only timely supplementation of the body's nutritional needs, will not cause harm to the body.
3. After exercise, the body needs to replenish a lot of calories and other trace elements, and the metabolic rate is very high. Eating in time after the end of the exercise, supplemental nutrients into the body's caloric needs, while reducing the chances of conversion into fat.
4. The metabolic rate of the body rises after intense exercise, and eating a meal at this time can help expel harmful substances from the body. Post-exercise meals should be based on protein and carbohydrates, the ratio of 1:2, such as a small steamed bun or three or four slices of toast with a hard-boiled egg, the portion is not too large, you can also drink a small amount of freshly squeezed juice.