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Breakfast first or after

anniebag28
anniebag28 Posts: 29 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
i read in a magazine today that exercise before breakfast gets the metabolism kicking in faster .
I was under the impression that you should start the day with breakfast.
Which is best.

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  • TaraTall
    TaraTall Posts: 339 Member
    I generally prefer something small about 20 minutes pre workout (one toast slice with peanut butter and banana) then my 'real' breakfast afterwards.
  • LBL1986
    LBL1986 Posts: 58 Member
    I'm usually running late so I tend to have my breakfast after my morning workout. And honestly this works better for me anyway.

    But I think its overall a matter of preference.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    I eat 1/2 cup cheerios before my workout at 6AM. Then about 1.5 hrs later a little something more.
  • MonkeyMel21
    MonkeyMel21 Posts: 2,396 Member
    kbmnurse wrote: »
    I eat 1/2 cup cheerios before my workout at 6AM. Then about 1.5 hrs later a little something more.

    This is almost exactly what I do.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Whatever works for you. If I workout in the morning, I usually eat after. Some people don't eat breakfast at all, either.
  • __Wolf__
    __Wolf__ Posts: 137 Member
    anniebag28 wrote: »
    i read in a magazine today that exercise before breakfast gets the metabolism kicking in faster .
    I was under the impression that you should start the day with breakfast.
    Which is best.

    Yeah... that's bunk. Meal timing doesn't make a material difference.

    The reason I eat my meals after my morning work out is because I hate feeling full at the gym
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