Question..

MayKaren · Post by **MayKaren** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:01 pm

Hello Everybody,

I was just wondering is it harmful to exercise/run right after you eat?... sister said its bad for the metabolism.

steven14791 · Post by **steven14791** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:53 am

well if you run straight after there is a chance you will be sick as your food will not have been fully digested, usually leave it for about 1 hour to 1 and half hours before running or exercise, also make sure you eat the correct type of food before workout or a run, something with carbs such as brown rice or pasta

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:05 am

Any decent Carb source will work, so Brown Rice or Pasta will work in small amounts, or a piece of Fruit, or a Yoghurt.

I'm to going to say running after eating would cause a negative Metabolic reaction, but you should try to give the food time to start working, which means allowing it some time to pass into the Intestines, and for the Villi to start allowing nutrient processing / uptake.

So I would say leave it for a minimum of 30 minutes.

MayKaren · Post by **MayKaren** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:35 pm

Wow!...Thanks so much!. dad had told me to wait up to 2 hours before running, but now as I see I can set urges to run even sooner . So I thank both of you.