Health and Fitness Oasis

When you exercise, you do so in order to try and maintain good health. You should also know that you have to eat good foods so that your body will have the energy it needs to exercise and maintain itself for your everyday tasks of life. To make the best of your exercise, it is important to eat before and after each workout.

No matter if you are going to be doing a cardio workout or a resistance workout, you should always make it a point to eat a balanced mix of protein and carbohydrates. What makes that determining percentage of carbs and protein you consume is whether or not you are doing cardio or resistance exercise and the intensity level that you plan to work at.

The ideal time for you to eat your pre workout meal is an hour before you start. If you plan to work at a low intensity level, you should keep your pre workout meal down to 200 calories or so. If you plan to exercise at a high level of intensity, you will probably need your meal to be between 4,000 and 5,000 calories.

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