The Secret to Having Extra Energy During Your Workout Doesn’t Seem Like it Should Work (slate.com)
from ooli@lemmy.world to fitness@lemmy.world on 09 Sep 2023 15:29
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swiffswaffplop@lemmy.world on 09 Sep 2023 15:31 next collapse

TLDR: it’s candy

downpunxx@kbin.social on 09 Sep 2023 15:39 next collapse

kids : we been knew yall

djgenesis@lemmy.world on 09 Sep 2023 15:50 next collapse

The REAL mvp!

insomniac@sh.itjust.works on 09 Sep 2023 18:53 collapse

People who do endurance sports have known this forever

Lmaydev@programming.dev on 09 Sep 2023 17:29 next collapse

Heavy exercise causes your liver to flood your body with sugar so this makes sense.

As a diabetic it’s a real pain in the ass. Light exercise lowers blood sugar but if you tip over into heavy exercise it shoots up. Can be a bugger to manage.

Jtskywalker@lemm.ee on 10 Sep 2023 13:48 collapse

I much prefer fruit over candy for this.

A couple medjool dates usually does the trick. Those are pretty cheap, and about as convenient to grab and eat as candy since they’re not messy and you can pack then easily.

Some other fruit that i really like for pre-workout are kiwis, pineapples, mangoes, and oranges. Those are all hydrating as well, which is nice, but they are a bit messier