{"id":40,"date":"2020-01-13T12:13:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T12:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/?p=40"},"modified":"2020-01-13T12:13:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T12:13:42","slug":"black-coffee-for-a-better-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/2020\/01\/13\/black-coffee-for-a-better-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Coffee For A Better Workout?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">It is said to give that extra edge, it is still in those grey areas whether it should be consumed or not? <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Your body still needs a carbohydrate-protein based snack as fuel to carry out the workout, so coffee has been an addition to it and not a complete replacement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Taking it at the right time and the right way can help you gain its benefits. Make sure to have it 30 to 45 minutes before you hit the gym as caffeine needs time to kick in and to experience the peak of your caffeine buzz.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Not to exceed 400mg of caffeine a day to avoid addiction and prevent side effects such as restlessness, lack of sleep.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">It is imperative to keep your water content good as it has diuretic properties.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">1. <b>Coffee before a workout is believed to have fat-burning properties <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">As per the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, a study was carried out in which trained athletes had caffeine before their workout and burned 15 % more calories, as compared to the placebo group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">It may increase your metabolism and use more of stored fat as a source of energy as opposed to glycogen, which is utilised for strenuous physical activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Presence of certain compounds in coffee act as appetite suppressants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">2. <b>May help increase performance <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">It says that athletes can train for longer after caffeine consumption as it boosts energy and output. It reduces resistance to fatigue and improves endurance to perform. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">3.<b> Improves focus <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">It makes your workout productive and effective by increasing the concentration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">4. <b>Decreases muscle pain<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Less muscular pain is experienced as it may help reduce exercise-induced pain due to lactic acid buildup, also promotes better muscle recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">5. <b>Prevention of diseases <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Increasing age leads to a decrease in cognitive skills and risk of having dementia, Parkinson&#8217;s and Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. It aids in cardiovascular health as drinking 1-2 cups of black coffee helps reduce inflammation in the body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">6. <b>Rich in antioxidants <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Vitamin B2, B3, B5, Manganese, potassium and magnesium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">To drink coffee or not? It&#8217;s completely your call whether you only have that occasional cup of coffee or having purposely before a workout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is said to give that extra edge, it is still in those grey areas whether it should be consumed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions\/42"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}