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Do you know what foods you shouldn’t eat after exercising? Come and take a look!

1. Raw and cold vegetables

You read that right! It's a vegetable! After exercising, you should not eat unprocessed raw or cold vegetables. Although carrots, celery, and broccoli have very low fat content, they are healthy foods. However, the energy of these foods is too low, making it difficult to maintain metabolic levels after exercise, and is not beneficial to the body that needs to replenish energy after fitness. If you must eat vegetables, you can add dressings such as yogurt and nut butter to make salads.

2. Salty snacks

When you exercise, you sweat a lot, and your body has lost a lot of electrolytes. Therefore, it is not advisable to consume too much salt to increase the consumption of potassium. Potassium plays an important role in cell activity, and reducing your body's potassium levels will cause your body to recover more slowly. So to sum it up! Don’t eat salty snacks after working out!

3. Fast food

Although foods such as French fries, hamburgers, and hot dogs can satisfy the desire to eat well, eating them after a workout is equivalent to wasting the effects of previous workouts. The fat in these foods is difficult to digest, and you don’t want that to happen! What needs to be replenished after exercise is glycogen, not increased body fat storage. So, say NO to fast food! Of course, if you want to maintain good physical condition, even when you are not exercisingYou should also eat less fast food~

4. Bacon Barbecue

It’s okay to eat barbecue in moderation, but it’s only suitable for breakfast to reserve calories for the next day’s activities. It’s especially inappropriate to eat barbecue after exercise. Barbecued meat is difficult to digest and will hinder metabolism after exercise, and cured meats such as bacon also contain a lot of salt. Therefore, the task of replenishing protein after fitness is left to eggs and protein powder!

​5. Pizza

Pizza contains too much fat, especially the type with sausage and other fillings, which is not suitable for eating after exercise. Eating a small piece is equivalent to a day of exercise! You don't want this to happen! The recommended pasta after working out is whole wheat bread.

​6. Soda and juice

Of course you will be thirsty after working out. But it is not appropriate to drink sugary drinks at this time! Drinking sugary drinks after strenuous exercise can hinder the fat loss process by lowering your metabolism! Please be careful when drinking energy drinks - drink them when needed to replenish lost electrolytes. It is more suitable to drink water when you are thirsty. You can eat a banana to replenish potassium.

​7. Milk chocolate

Milk chocolate is rich in sugar and calories and is not a post-workout food. The disadvantages of eating it far outweigh the benefits of replenishing energy. Dark chocolate (containing more than 70% cocoa) is healthier and can help you recover quickly after exercise, but remember, don’t eat too much chocolate!

8. Desserts

Desserts such as donuts and bread are not high in nutrition, but are high in fat and calories. Although carbohydrates are needed to replenish muscle "fuel" after exercise, whole-wheat bread with peanut butter or fruit spread is more suitable. So if you’re hungry after working out, go for whole wheat bread! Basically you can’t go wrong!

There has always been an old saying in the fitness community, 30% training and 70% eating. But then again, the importance of training and diet should not and cannot be defined by numbers. For our novices, dietary adjustment is very important, but it does not need to be strict or serious. If you lose the fun of fitness because of a too strict diet, it will really be a waste.