What are the risks of exercising right after eating?

Your nutritional and dietary habits influence the effectiveness of your exercise program. What and when you eat are the biggest factors. Eating too soon before your exercise program can be counterproductive to your goals and leave you feeling sick. read more

Eating right before exercise can also inhibit your body's ability to use fat for energy during activity. Exercising with minimal food inside your stomach makes for the perfect combination of hormones inside your body. Your body releases adrenaline and suppresses insulin. Insulin is a hormone that prompts your body to store nutrients. read more

After a 2 minute interval, participants performed light resistance exercise of 15 repetitions with 5 to 6 pound dumbbells except for the push-up and leg raise for the following exercises: squats, shoulder press, shoulder lateral side raise, bent over rowing (upper back), biceps curls, triceps extensions, side bends, trunk twisting (spine rotations), push-ups and leg raises. read more