Completely Empty Stomach-Peanut Butter-Snacks

which are good pre-workout snacks? I don't like running and stuff on a completely empty stomach, i'm afraid I will pass out or something.

You should run after you eat, but not too soon after. Like say you have a small snack, maybe 30 minutes. The bigger meal, the longer to wait. I used to wait about an hour to run after I’d eaten breakfast. Maybe some oatmeal with fruit and Peanut Butter if you like it, a piece of toast with pb and a banana, a power-up smoothie, some fruit and peanut butter. Just mix things up! In my Index there’s a post-workout and snacks page (I need to rename it) that also has a few pre-workout food idea in there. read more..

Stress Hormone-Muscle Repair-Cortisol-Sports-Snack

Weight-Loss Tip: Upgrade Your Post-Workout Snack! Sports scientists have long ad...

Weight-Loss Tip: Upgrade Your Post-Workout Snack! Sports scientists have long advocated having a bite after exercising to help promote muscle repair. An even more compelling reason: less belly fat. Exercise activates cortisol, a stress hormone that gives you that extra surge to push until the end of spin class, says sims. But lingering in that state for too long can backfire; cortisol not only inhibits the muscle-repair process but also alters your metabolism so that your body stores more calories as fat (typically in the abdominal region) instead of burning them off. More weight-loss tips: http://ow.ly/9l008 read more..