After Workout Drinks: Muscle Recovery Beverages You Should Drink

Here are some choices of your after workout drinks that you should be drinking.

AFTER WORKOUT DRINKS – Healthy drinks you must consider taking to help you with muscle recovery after doing a workout routine.

Thirst definitely comes in during and after a workout. This is because the body loses liquid through the sweating you make when you exercise. Also, being wise in choosing your post-workout foods and drinks may help you replenish the nutrients you’ve lost.

After Workout Drinks
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The good thing about these post-workout drinks is that you don’t have to necessarily stick to water. Plain water can sometimes be boring, admit it. There’s actually more than your go-to sports drink or bottle of water to help you recover properly and maintain endurance.

Check out below some healthy drinks you can enjoy after working out:

  • Chocolate milk is ideal to help you replenish and restore muscle glycogen.
  • Fruit juices are also the best option when it comes to restoring electrolytes, carbohydrates, and glucose that you’ve lost after doing your routine. Tart cherry juice is gaining popularity because of its ability to prevent damages and reduction of soreness in muscles.
  • Fruit smoothies using frozen berries and yoghurt and among other healthy combinations are best to quickly regain glycogen and has protein, vitamins, and minerals.
  • Powerade and Gatorade are sports drinks that has calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium but be careful because sometimes, sports drinks have high calorie count.
  • Coconut water is a source of potassium more ideal than what sports drinks can do.
  • Vegetable juices, especially the tomato juices. Tomatoes are rich sources of lycopene which protects muscles from stress.

As per a post from Wahlusa, green tea and coffee are also beneficial, may they be hot or cold. Green tea is filled with antioxidants and helps reduce belly fat while coffee helps you restore glycogen.

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