Better to eat before or after exercise?

Better to eat before exercise, but please make sure to have at least 1 hour gap between your meal and exercise for digestion. In that way, you will be more energetic during workout to burn fat faster.

I would say eat before you exercise because you won’t be as much hungry as you would be exercising and then eating. I learned the hard way when I didn’t eat before going for my walks. I was so hungry I couldn’t wait to get home and have food. I didn’t care what it was. Make some thing fast and eat.

It’s better to have a healthy snack before exercising so you have a bit of sugar in your body. If you don’t, you might faint. After exercising, have another healthy snack to replenish the sugar you’ve used!

Eating before or after your exercise really depends on both the meal and type and length of session. Myself, I have some oatmeal and fruit half an hour before running or going to the gym. That keeps me going for at least one or two hours. I hate getting hungry during workouts, as I want to finish what I have planned. I usually have a more tasty meal as lunch or dinner after working out. As a little reward to myself. I guess eating is very individual, try to find out what works best for you.

After exercise. Always after. When you exercise, blood is diverted away from your digestive system as your body focuses on the task at hand; your workout. If you eat before exercising, the food will just sit there, sloshing about as you move, not digesting and making you feel miserable. Another benefit of exercise first is your metabolism is geared towards working out. You will burn more calories on an empty stomach and will have a more productive session. After cooling down and taking a shower, your appetite will return. You may be inspired at this point to have a healthier, protein rich breakfast as opposed to carbs to continue the trend of the day.

After. Drink water before and have a small snack if you really need it, but the full meal is better after strenuous exercise to restore energy without risking an upset stomach.

I personally do a little bit of both. I’ll do a small snack before working out like almonds, a banana, maybe a spoonful of chunky peanut butter. After, a simple protein shake or something with protein can act like fuel for your muscles to prevent fatigue and soreness later!

I guess it’s OK to eat something small before exercise, just to boost your energy so that you can finish your program. But I think you have to eat a good amount of food after, with a lot of water to replace your lost power.

I think it depends on what motivates you better! For me, I like the peaceful time of making breakfast. Then I exercise, and it propels me into productive work! I could totally see the other way working for others!

I prefer to eat after exercising as I’m usually on a tight schedule and working out after eating requires for you to wait for at least an hour, maybe 2, so you can properly digest which is a lot of time.