Should I Eat Before My Workout?

Should I Eat Before My Workout?

If you feel like you’re about to throw up, it’s because you are,” says nutritionist Alan Aragon. Related: How Much Water Should I Drink When Working Out? Here’s why: when you begin lifting, blood flow to the muscles you’re working increases, while blood flow to your...
Ultimate Recovery Recipe

Ultimate Recovery Recipe

INGREDIENTS • 1 tbsp sweet chilli 
 sauce • 2 tbsp lime juice • 1 salmon fillet, cut into 
 chunks • ½ avocado, diced • 4 cherry tomatoes, chopped • handful of coriander 
 leaves, chopped • 1 tsp olive oil
• handful of kale,
 chopped 
• ½ tin mixed beans in 
 water,...
Best Workout Fuel

Best Workout Fuel

PRE-WORKOUT “Eating before exercise, as opposed to exercising in the fasting state, has been shown to improve performance,” says registered dietician Megan Pentz-Kluyts. Shaun Balliah: “A banana with a cup of black coffee.” Pentz-Kluyts says: “I would advise Shaun to...
Tim Noakes Told Me To Stop Eating Peanut Butter

Tim Noakes Told Me To Stop Eating Peanut Butter

Experts are saying that it might not be cholesterol you need to be worried about. Your health hangs in the balance of your omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. I’ll bet my last jar of crunchy that I’ve consumed more peanut butter than you. Throughout my entire school...