Should I eat before my morning workout?

Many of our friends have the habit of doing morning exercises. When exercising after getting up in the morning, they may experience dizziness, weakness and other physical discomforts due to the relatively low fasting blood sugar level. Especially for friends who suffer from low blood pressure and anemia, it is best to eat something before running. The following editor will introduce some of the main benefits of eating before morning exercises.

If you want to lose weight, eating breakfast after exercise will help you lose fat

Many friends exercise to lose weight. Studies show that exercising on an empty stomach in the morning can burn nearly 20% more fat than exercising after breakfast.

Zhou Jie pointed out that after a night of consumption, the human stomach and intestines are fasting for 10 to 12 hours. If you exercise at this time, the fat in the body will be more easily converted into energy and consumed, and the blood lipid level will drop more significantly. If you want to lose weight, it is best to do morning exercises before breakfast. For generally healthy people, it is enough to just drink water before exercise. The energy stored in the human body is enough to ensure 90 minutes to two hours of exercise.

"For young people and friends who have no history of hypoglycemia, they can do some morning exercises before eating breakfast. This can also avoid excessive gastrointestinal pressure after breakfast and appendicitis caused by immediate exercise," said Zhou Jie.

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Diabetes, hypoglycemia, eat properly before morning exercise

Experts point out that if you experience symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, weak legs, and unsteady standing during morning exercises, you should stop exercising immediately and replenish energy appropriately.

For elderly people with heart problems, diabetics or people with a history of hypoglycemia, they can replenish energy appropriately before morning exercises and consume a moderate amount of carbohydrate-rich foods, such as bread, milk, honey water, bananas, etc. If you don't have energy as a guarantee, you should never engage in strenuous activities during morning exercises, and control the amount of exercise to avoid consuming too much energy.

Excessive intake of food is also not good. The digestive system function of middle-aged and elderly people deteriorates, gastrointestinal motility slows down, and the rate of food digestion in the gastrointestinal tract slows down, making it easy for food to be retained. At the same time, running after a full meal will increase the burden on the stomach, increase intestinal motility, cause abdominal pain, and have a certain inducing effect on the occurrence of pancreatitis and appendicitis. Therefore, for people who need it, it is sufficient to supplement food appropriately before exercise, and you can choose to have a snack after exercise.

Before morning exercise, it is best to drink a glass of juice or milk, especially for those who have poor gastrointestinal function. Try not to eat too much before exercise to avoid putting more burden on the gastrointestinal tract, which can easily induce some stomach diseases. For some strenuous activities, it is best to do them about two hours after a meal.