Anyone who exercises knows it can be hard on the body. We can feel the sore muscles
and the tiredness after a hard training session. Sometimes we only realise how hard
we worked when we start to exercise again. If you haven’t recovered properly you
may not feel able to push yourself or keep going for as long as before. It can be
frustrating not to train well if you are targeting a specific event or, like a lot
of people, you have limited time to work out and ideally need a quality session
each time you train. From the elite athlete to the recreational exerciser, we’re
not all that different; we all need to recover.
Recovery drinks can help this process by providing a mix of protein, carbohydrate
(Berardi et al, 2008) and water to replenish muscles. In the last few years many
studies agree that post workout supplementation soon after exercise is vital to
muscle recovery and training adaptations . There is a ‘window of opportunity’ of
up to two hours after exercises when muscles will rapidly absorb carbohydrate to
resynthesize muscle glycogen and take up amino acids (from protein) to rebuild muscle
fibres.
nouriSH me now will supply the right ratio of carbohydrates and protein (about 4:1
carbs:protein) in an easy to drink and easily absorbed form. All you have to do
is drink it at the right time! This is around 20-40 minutes after a work-out.
Our recipe ensures you will benefit from quick release carbohydrates to promote
a rapid rise in blood sugar – this stimulates insulin release to drive carbohydrate
and amino acids into muscle cells. Slow release carbohydrates sustain blood sugar
levels. Similarly, the protein from the milk and yoghurt provide quickly digested
protein (whey) and slower digested proteins (casein) allowing a rapid yet longer
lasting rise in amino acid levels circulating in the body. To add to this there
are probiotics, anti-oxidants, minerals and vitamins to support your hard-working
body!
You have been nouriSHed!!