To eat or not to eat before a morning workout: Throughout my athletic endeavors, I, like many of you, have been given conflicting advice here.
“You should consume a light meal before a workout so you have more carbs and energy to burn,” professed one group of exercise enthusiasts. “Have some water or a cup of sports drink right beforehand, but nothing else so your body burns fat not carbs,” preached another group. So for years, I’ve been stuck in a flip-flopping routine of eating, not eating, eating and not eating before my a.m. runs, swims and/or bike rides. I have continually stocked my kitchen with bananas and bagels each week never knowing whether I should eat them or not; sometimes they just sat there collecting mold as I opted for “not.”
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