Eating just five almonds a day can boost fat burning after workouts
Scientists have discovered that eating just five almonds a day can boost your exercise and help you burn more fat during a workout.
The study, which was published in the Frontiers in Nutrition journal, confirmed that snacking on the nut each day led to changes in a person's metabolism, eased inflammation and stress, and allowed the body to recover from exercise faster. Those who ate almonds during the study had 69 percent more of the fat molecule in their blood plasma versus the control group. This led to faster metabolic recovery after exercise.
"They also reported feeling less fatigue and tension, better leg-back strength, and decreased muscle damage after exercise than control volunteers. We conclude that almonds provide a unique and complex nutrient and polyphenol mixture that may support metabolic recovery from stressful levels of exercise.
Researchers took blood and urine samples before and after the month-long trial period. Participants were also required to do performance measures including a 30 second Wingate anaerobic test, where they had to cycle at full-capacity for 30 seconds, a 50 metre shuttle run test, a vertical jump, bench press, and leg-back strength exercises.
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