What is better, eating breakfast before or after exercise?

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10 response(s)
Abdalla N.

Definitely after, since food takes quite some time to be digested and converted into energy for your body, eating food before working out will only make you feel heavier and slow down your workout

Adalgisa F.

I think that getting exercise before breakfast is better because it gives your morning a better start. You can also look forward to eating breakfast. If you exercise after breakfast you might feel more weighed down.

Marvin F.

I prefer to workout on an empty stomach, before breakfast. I have breakfast straight after though to fuel up. If I was to go on a long run ar do a workout for longer than an hour I may eat a banana early on to give my body something to work with. But working out after eating makes me sluggish and I don’t put in quite so much energy

Pam H.

Exercise is better after breakfast, be sure to wait 1 hour before attempting any physical activity to prevent stomach cramps.

Christiaan P.

Depends on de exercise, I will never have a lot of food before going to the gym in de morning. It takes to much blood for processing the food. You can eat 1 or 2 bananas to give you a little boost. Easy to process for your body. If you do a little bit of Yoga,dance a bit of stomach exercise etc you can eat before or after it doesn’t really matter. Also some people like to eat before some after. Listen to your body, for the right way. Hope it helps! Keep up the good work!

Vili Q.

After. It takes me a while to feel really awake after a good or bad sleep. By exercising first I wake up my body and mind then breakfast becomes a more enjoyable meal

Pamela W.

I don’t know the scientific answer to this question, but I work out at 6:15am for an hour, and I am usually back home eating by 7:15. Its still within the first hour and a half of waking up, so for me at least it seems to work.

Paula P.

I would prefer to exercise first and then have breakfast, but sometimes I need food immediately when I wake up and it would be unbearable to exercise when hungry. So for such case I would have a light, liquid yoghurt, exercise, and then have a proper breakfast.

Ma Ly N.

Exercise will move your body and should kickstart your day Firstly, hydrate; get yourself ready for the day replenishing the fuel of your body, if you slept more than 6 hours then yourbody is thirsty. Secondly, make your body jerk with a routine of exercise to activate your muscles, this gives a start to your day with energy giving you the pace to continue moving through the day Eat a good breakfast, to get you ready, the day may surprise you with challenging events, so better be prepared to have that ready state that you will need by adding a healthy breakfast containing fruits and your choice of protein. You will just be fine through the day either suprisingly challenging or peacefully paced

Jay W.

Diluted juice gives me a little energy beforehand, best to have breakfast afterwards. Unless just going für a shirt walk

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