Save the Boozing for After your Workouts
alcohol and fitness, pre-workout
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If you're reading this, you probably have an interest in working out - and most likely, you do some boozing in your free time as well. Unless you were born yesterday, you understand that it's not smart to mix the two (exercising and getting drunk). We're all aware that drinking messes with your motor skills and will decrease performance and possibly lead to injury.
What if I just have one drink and then wait a few hours?
While it's obviously stupid to exercise while drunk, something not as obvious is dehydration. A typical drinker can have a beer or two and a few hours later they're perfectly fine to drive or anything else. But, the dehydration effect from drinking still lasts. Dehydration can have a negative impact on your workouts performance and productivity.
So if you know you're going to the gym later in the day, maybe you should skip out on those happy hour drinks. Or possibly just go for the nachos and have a glass of water - not as fun, but at least you'll still perform well in the gym.
Can't live without happy hour drinks?
I recommend switching your gym schedule so that you workout in the morning. If you exercise in the morning (you can do without the morning bloody mary) you'll have time to rehydrate yourself throughout the day. Then you can drink yourself silly at happy hour without having to worry about a gym visit until the next morning - which should give you sufficient time to rehydrate.
I like fitness and drinking - let's try to make them work together.
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Exercise Causing Heartburn? Try This
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Many people report suffering from heartburn when being physically active. In fact, it causes some people to suspect they're having a heart attack.
Strenuous Exercise + Burning in Chest = Wait, am I having a heart attack?
Well, hopefully not. And if it's just heart burn, here's some tips to sooth and avoid the burning.
Tips to Avoid Heart Burn During Exercise
1. Avoid spicy and hot foods, and highly caffeinated beverages before your workout. This means you might have to cut out the energy drinks or coffee that gives you an extra boost.
2. Possibly tone down the intensity of your workout. Maybe your body doesn't react well to certain exercises at certain levels of intensity. Test out which ones are heart friendly and which ones have you ducking out early due to chest pain.
3. Try taking Prilosec on a regular basis. This must be taken every day, but it prevents getting heart burn from starting, unlike most antacids that fight the burn once it starts.
4. Snack on a dairy product before workout out. Drink a small glass of milk or have some yogurt. Avoid an all out dairy meal, however, or you might get sick during your workout.
5. Plan meals at least 2 hours before your workout. This will allow your body to digest the food instead of burping it back up as you workout.
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on 5/7/2008
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