More About Milk And How It Benefits You After Exercise

There was so much interest in the post about milk and exercise recovery that I decided to share more information.

The studies are still in process but here are some findings:

Low fat or fat free milk are absorbed more slowly into the system than current sport drinks so the rehydration abilities appear to be greater with milk. The tests showed less urination post exercise than with the other drinks thus suggesting better hydration occurs with milk than with other sport drinks.

Milk has shown to aid in the way your body uses protein after exercise so drinking low fat milk after strength training particularly may help you build muscle better.

Milk is naturally high in the electrolytes lost during exercise. Low fat milk can replace those electrolytes. It also has the carbohydrates your body needs to restore its glycogen storages after exercise.

Glycogen is an energy source your body uses during exercise along with fat. Your body has a much smaller supply of glycogen than fat so replacing your glycogen storage is very important after exercise.

Here's a link to one source to learn more about milk and exercise   http://www.jissn.com/content/5/1/15

The studies about milk and exercise are on going. I personally find that it benefits my recovery from exercise. If you're lactose intolerant it's not wise to use milk but if you have the enzymes needed to digest dairy you might want to give it a try!

Keep your questions and comments coming. I love them. It encourages me to share more helpful information.

Your fitness expert

Lynn   www.getrealfit.org

What Beverage Keeps Your Hydrated The Longest?

What's one of the best ways to hydrate after exercise?  Milk

It's so important to stay hydrated! There's lots of drinks out there that claim to be great at hydrating you after your workout.

Studies show that milk keeps you hydrated longer. Your average sport drink keeps you hydrated for about an hour while milk has proven to keep you hydrated for four hours!

The other benefit is that milk helps your body burn fat! 3 servings a day of dairy can double the amount of fat you lose around your middle!

It also helps you maintain your muscle mass which adds up to weight loss. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn!

Milk prevents osteoporosis, hyper tension, colon cancer and lessens tooth decay.  If you lose a tooth, putting it in milk will preserve it so your dentist may be able to re implant it.

So for a recovery drink milk is one of your best choices!

Your fitness expert

Lynn   www.getrealfit.org