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Now that you know how important it is to properly fuel your body before you exercise (yes, even if you're trying to lose weight, you do need to eat a snack), let's talk about what to eat après exercise.
"When you exercise, you've created little, tiny tears in the muscles," says Sarah Maughan, registered holistic nutritionist at Totum Life Science in Toronto (she's who I spoke to about pre-workout meals). "And those tears are good -- it's the body's way of building muscle and strengthening."
But, to help repair those muscles, Maughan says our body needs protein. "If you go a long period of time without feeding your body after physical activity, the body will start to eat away at muscle to feed itself and you'll have a smaller ratio of muscle to fat." Which essentially means -- if you skip a post-workout snack -- you're essentially eating away at those muscles you're working so hard to develop.
There are some very clear symptoms you may experience if you don't replenish your body with protein after the gym, too.
You may feel lethargic the rest of the day and your muscles may feel more sore given they haven't repaired properly. "The next day or even the day after, your muscles may feel weaker than usual," she adds.
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In the most part those are poor snack options for post workout. Protein powders are not in a properly regulated market, who knows what you get. Also natural proteins from food are absorbed better by your body because they also contain essential amino acids and it’s much more natural. Protein bars may have a lot of protein but read the label and it’s filled with all sorts of junk. As a snack have milk or nuts like they mention, stick with more natural products.