What to eat before a workout

Check out our top five suggestions for the best pre-workout meals.

When it comes to working out, eating before you go can keep your blood sugar steady. Gym bag packed, water bottle ready, both shoes found (score!)… but are you forgetting something?

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For both cardio and strength training, that means having plenty of energy.

Mix protein, good fats, and a little good carbohydrate in your diet. Yes, include some healthy desserts after (you deserve it!). Here are our top recommendations for foods to eat before exercising:

Before leg day, do you need to warm up?

It may feel as though you are saving time to perform a few extra reps if you have been skipping your warm-up on leg day.

However, skipping a lower body warm-up could actually hinder your progress and raise your risk of injury.

It may seem as though you are saving time so you can do a few more reps if you have been skipping your leg day warm-up.

But by skipping a lower-body warm-up, you might actually be limiting your gains and putting yourself at risk for injury.

According to Michael Julom, CPT, the owner of ThisIsW

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