It is a misconception that only strenuous training affects the appearance and shape of our body: what needs additional attention is a timely and combined diet. If you are just starting to train, don’t forget that going to the gym once, three times or five times is not enough: what is on your daily menu largely defines your appearance!
Timely eating means the exact timing of meals. The essence is in balance: don’t enter the gym too full, but don’t be hungry either. The ideal time for a pre-workout meal is an hour and a half to an hour (90 to 60 minutes) before the start of the workout. That is quite enough time for the stomach to digest the food you have taken into the body and to “prepare” for physical effort.
After the workout, don’t immediately rush for your portion of food: the body is tired after intense exercise, and it needs at least half an hour to an hour (30 to 60 minutes) to rest and prepare for food intake.
If you train several times a day, make a schedule for yourself the day before training, and that way you will more easily plan meals and time intervals between them. What you should stick to, regardless of whether you train professionally or recreationally, is to eat dinner at least two hours to an hour and a half (120 to 90 minutes) before going to bed – no matter how light the dinner was, the body has to digest it while body active.
Combined nutrition is the key to good shape and fit appearance. Ignore stories about the size of portions (of course, you should not exaggerate with plates full of food), but the point is not in that: the focus should be on the correct combination of foods that we enter into the body! There are no general rules about when to eat what foods, and it specifically depends on the type of training we will have.
In the OneWellness gym, our expert trainers are at your disposal to help you with their useful advice and to give you a suggestion as to which group of foods you should consume before a specific workout.
Fruit smoothies and protein bars are something you should always have on hand, although you shouldn’t overdo it either. What you should always keep in mind is to avoid combining carbohydrates and proteins, because they are very difficult to digest and have an adverse effect on our body.
Only with an adequate combination of quality training and a carefully regulated diet can we get the desired results, namely a toned body and good condition. And of course continuity – both on the plate and in the gym!
By Dina Djordjević
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