I have decided it's time to lose some weight and get healthier, so this is all a little new to me. Should I work out before I eat or after and if after, how long after I eat should I wait? Also, is it ok to do cardio and crunches the same day?
2007-03-12 03:53:19 · 7 answers · asked by Hotshott 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
You have to have enough fuel to work out. I like to eat something about an hour before I work out...sometimes less. I also like to eat after...do what works for you.
2007-03-12 03:57:54 · answer #1 · answered by J F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its unlikely that you'll go long enough or hard enough starting out that it would make any difference.
Just don't have a heavy meal less than 2 hours before.
No reason you can't do 'cardio' and crunches on the same day.
P.S. I really hate the word 'cardio'. It sounds made up and affected. When some one says it, I immediately think of someone doing 15 minutes on a treadmill at 4 mph and calling it a workout.
P.P.S. What's the obsession with 'crunches'? I mean they're a useful exercise, but every other post talks about crunches. You have an awful lot of muscles in your body that need attention, yet that's all you ever hear about.
2007-03-12 04:23:26 · answer #2 · answered by silverbullet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AFTER. You should wait at least an hour after you eat to exercise, because the blood is needed in the stomach to digest the food. If you exercise, the blood will go to the muscles. I exercise early in the morning, right after I wake up, then eat when I get home from the gym
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1. Every morning get up and walk for 45 minutes. You can start with less time, but you want to get up to 45 minutes, and it must be fast walk. You want your heart rate to go up. It must be in the morning, it kick starts your metabolism.
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Stay motivated, and get up and walk every day. I seriously lost all my weight starting off my day on my walk.
Good LUCK!
2007-03-12 03:58:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait at least 30-45 minutes after you eat before exercising. it is best to eat right after you exercise since your metabolism rate is increased.
cardio and crunches can be done the same day. It has two different affects.
2007-03-12 04:00:42 · answer #4 · answered by Deb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat after exercising. You will be less hungry after a workout. Also, you may get cramps if you eat right before working out.
2007-03-12 03:56:56 · answer #5 · answered by Curly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My advice would be to eat 1-2 hrs. before your workout, and wait 11/2-2 hrs. after working out to have a meal.
2007-03-12 04:06:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before so you will burn out the fat.
2007-03-12 03:56:11 · answer #7 · answered by Tummy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋