“Is it a good idea to eat dinner before working out or after?”

Eating before a workout serves a very different purpose than eating after a workout but they are both equally important, I’d suggest a little bit of both.

A pre-workout meal should consist of mainly easy to digest, carbohydrate type foods in order to supply the energy requirements for the up-coming workout.

A post-workout meal should provide protein in order to provide the body with the building blocks used to rebuild muscle tissue and help the body recover from the exercises performed. There is a one hour window of time, right after the workout, which is important from a replenishing standpoint.

It is important to feed the body well throughout each and every day, not just before or after your workouts. That way your body will provide all the long lasting energy that you desire so you can enjoy a great feeling during and after your workouts.

Healthy Regards

Joseph Martino

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Welcome to our NEW blog, “Ask The Trainer.” Each Month we will be tackling your questions regarding fitness, health and TMR. Ask The Trainer will be written by The Motion Room’s Joseph Martino. Open to Members and Non-Members, we encourage you to ask your questions by sending us an email here or by sending us a message on Facebook!

With a decade in the health & fitness industry Joseph Martino is an Internationally recognized Fitness Professional, Advisor to the Humber College Health & Fitness Promotion Program, Canfitpro Pro Trainer, Master Trainer in several disciplines and previous trainer of the Kingdom of Bahrain Shakia.