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SPORT-FIT

STAYING FIT FOR LIFE

Eat & Drink to a healthier Fit Body:

By: Cynthia Sass

Fitness Foods to Help You Get in Shape

Faster

Coffee for next-day energy:

A recent study published in the Journal of Applied

Physiology found that glycogen, the body's storage

form of carbohydrates, is replenished more rapidly

when athletes consume both carbs and caffeine

following exhaustive exercise. Compared to carbs

alone, the combo resulted in a 66% increase in muscle

glycogen 4 hours after intense exercise. That's

significant because packing more fuel into the energy

"piggy banks" within your muscles means that the

next time you train or perform, you’ve upped your

ability to exercise harder or longer.