Make sure to stock your fridge with healthy foods. However, if you are engaging in high-intensity exercise for an extended period of time, it’s okay to opt for regular sports drinks. They can provide a beneficial replenishment boost, especially since they typically contain minerals, electrolytes, and sometimes vitamins.
Stock Your Fridge with Healthy Foods
If you don’t want the calories but want some flavor, there are lower-calorie sports drinks available, added Newgent, that you could find in the grocery store.
Find a Workout Buddy
A friend you can work out with is very helpful for staying motivated, but it’s important to find someone who will inspire—not discourage. So make a list of all your exercise-loving friends, then see who fits this criterion, Andrew Kastor, an ASICS running coach, told Health:
Helpful Tips for Fitness and Nutrition
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26 Helpful Tips for Fitness and Nutrition
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By Leslie Barrie Updated on December 19, 2022
Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN
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We all want to be our best, healthiest selves. Still, with so much advice floating around, it can be hard to choose which healthy lifestyle tips are worth trying.
To make your life a bit easier, we’ve rounded up some of our go-to diet and fitness strategies to help you achieve your goals.
Stay Hydrated
Whether you’re heading off to spin class, boot camp, or any other exercise class, it’s always important to hydrate so you can stay energized and have your best workout. But you don’t want to grab just anything for hydration purposes.
Electrolyte-loaded athletic drinks, for example, can be a source of unnecessary calories.1 So “drinking water is usually fine until you’re exercising for more than one hour,” Jackie Newgent, RD, author of “The Big Green Cookbook,” told Health.
But if you are doing high-intensity exercise for a long period, feel free to go for regular sports drinks. They can give you a beneficial replenishment boost—especially since they typically include minerals, electrolytes, and sometimes vitamins.
If you don’t want the calories but want some flavor, there are lower-calorie sports drinks available, added Newgent, that you could find in the grocery store.
Find a Workout Buddy
A friend you can work out with is very helpful for staying motivated, but it’s important to find someone who will inspire—not discourage. So make a list of all your exercise-loving friends, then see who fits this criterion, Andrew Kastor, an ASICS running coach, told Health:
Can your pal meet to exercise on a regular basis?
Are they supportive (not disparaging) of your goals?
Will your bud be able to keep up with you or even push your limits in key workouts?
If you’ve got someone that fits all three, make the phone call to start getting fitness plans together. But if you don’t have someone close to you who could be your workout buddy. You may be able to find other ways to exercise with others.
You could check out a local gym or recreation center for more information about group workout classes. Personal training sessions, or exercise-focused groups. You could even ask your family members or friends if they know individuals who are also looking for a workout buddy.
