Have a Jump Start Meal before your Cyclelates workout

Have a 150-calories jump-start meal an hour or two before your workout.

Ever force yourself through a workout, even though you were starving, simply because you thought you would tap into those fat stores faster? Next time, eat up. The latest research in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism found that exercisers who ate breakfast before the treadmill had a significantly higher fat-burning rate for as long as 24 hours compared with those who ate post workout, even though both groups consumed the same number of calories during the day. Plus, a recent report in the Strength and Conditioning Journal concluded that when you start off with a grumbly tummy, there's no fat burn advantage: You won't be able to go as intensely or burn as many calories, and you'll also lose more muscle. Preworkout, nosh on these easy eats: a banana and a 1/2 cup of plain low-fat yogurt, or a whole-wheat English muffin with a half tablespoon of peanut or almond butter.



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