Sometimes there is so much information about what you should eat, how you should exercise, which one of the top health clubs you should join, even picking the perfect perfume for your mood. But if there is one thing we can easily do is juicing, here is a guide to the benefits plus when to get the maximum effect from all those health benefits of fruit and vegetables before and after a workout at the gym.
Beetroot juice is a fantastic juice for a pre-workout hit, it keeps you alert and its long term benefits include a lesser chance of developing senile dementia later in life. About half an hour before you leave for one of you local gyms, juice up some beetroot; you can add carrot juice to the mix also, if you find just plain beetroot a bit boring. Blitz it in the juicer and then sip away. If you are performing a weights based work out at the gym try adding some tomato juice to your beetroot combination, as the tomato wards off osteoporosis and it can slow the breakdown of bone cells. Weight bearing exercise also help to ward of bone conditions later in life, so combining with a vitamin packed drink will aid to the health benefits.
After you have had a work out, you need to think about how you are going to refuel your body and how you are going to repair muscles. You could just have a sports drink to replenish your body stores, but diluted fruit juice is just as good. You do need to have something, as when women exercise hormone levels can drop which can affect bone health. You could try a banana smoothy, this will satisfy hunger and also they are easily digestible, so they won’t sit heavily on your stomach.
At the end of the day, you want your body to work towards being healthy and what is one of the most vital components to a healthy body and mind? Sleep. However, sometimes it can elude us; luckily enough there is plenty of fruit and vegetables that can help in our quest to drift off. You could eat some lettuce leaves or have a camomile tea, but you could also juice up a night time tipple of juiced cherries. These little edible delights are full of melatonin especially the ones that taste a little tart They are a natural sleep regulator, ideal for helping your body fall into a pattern of natural sleep.
Juicing can have great benefits overall, from reducing the risk from major problems in the long term to giving you a quick mental fix and we can’t forget that even just a boost of vitamins in the morning will stay with you all day, even if you don’t visit fitness clubs or gyms, plus you’ll feel better knowing you are giving your body what it needs.