Either if you are a beginner in the exercising and physical activity world or already a gym rat you were in that situation where you lose your energy and physical capacity in the start or middle of your exercising session.
In this article we will see how to boost and delay as much as possible the fatigue, and optimize your sessions without feeling exhausted.
power moves and energy killers before a workout session!
You begin your workout long before you hit the gym. Discover the most effective power movements to improve your game today, as well as some tips to avoid harming your crucial energy. Make sure your next session is amazing!
What about during the workout ?
Whether you are weight lifting, doing cardio or high intensity workouts two important parameters can affect significantly your efficiency and endurance so your capacity to finish your workout.
Here are few things to do to ensure keeping high your energy levels during your workout:
- Take water with you.
- Sport drinks with electrolytes can be helpful.
- If your session is more than 60 minutes take a small snack with you (granola bar, fruit juice, banana, orange…).
- 120-200 ml of water every 15 mins (or as much as you need).
Other things to take into consideration
- Get enough sleep.
- Have enough rest between your sets and your exercices.
- Increase progressively the intensity of your sessions.
- Proper warm up
- Have company! having a gym buddy can help getting motivation to finish workout.
- Have a workout plan that you enjoy doing! motivation is very important to stay focused and optimize your performance
- Pump up the energy with a playlist that matches your vibe, Personally, nothing gets me in the zone like my techno workout playlist.
And you what is your strategy to keep high energy levels during workout sessions?
If you want to dive deeper in this topic check out the scientific articles cited below ↓
Fueling and Hydrating Before, During and After Exercise
Sports and Nutrition: What Athletes Need to Know | Mass General Brigham
(PDF) Fueling for fitness: Food and fluid recommendations for before, during, and after exercise
Pre-workout: when and what you should eat before exercising. – Nutriphia
