Want your workout to be effective? Don’t make these three mistakes
Everybody wants to have effective workouts, but few people know exactly how to do it, and many end up making mistakes that can easily be avoided. Registered nutritionist and author of Re-Nourish Rhiannon Lambert offers a few tips on how to make the most out of your workouts by avoiding these three mistakes.
Rehydrating with sports drinks
It turns out that sports drinks are actually full of sugar, which means they are not healthy at all. “Many sports drinks contain as much as two-thirds the sugar of fizzy drinks,” Lambert explains, while adding that water is the perfect drink for rehydration. Lambert also explains that water plays a key role in staying healthy after working out. “Dehydration is a key contributor to post-workout fatigue so after exercise,” Lambert says. “Check the colour of your urine to see if you need to hydrate further. If it’s darker than apple juice, you definitely do.”
Taking supplements for nutrients
According to Lambert, these should never replace real food. “One of the most common post-workout mistakes people make is to believe that a synthetically produced vitamin is the same as a nutrient found in real food,” Lambert says. “All too many people believe multivitamins can make up for an unhealthy diet and justify an unhealthy meal post-workout. Supplements, no matter how effective, can never replace a healthy lifestyle with real food, exercise and good sleep,” he explains.
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Choosing low-fat or diet foods
Contrary to popular belief, fat is essential to maintaining your health. “Rather than keep you full, low-fat products are likely to make you hungrier, so you end up eating even more,” Lambert explains. “Instead of low-fat or ‘diet’ foods on the go, try and opt for some fresh fruit instead,” he advises.
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