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Peanut butter is a great food to fuel up on before a 5K or 10K because of its low GI, high carbohydrate and high protein content.
What to eat before a 5K or 10KThis can often be linked to magnesium deficiency, which shows up in runners after a while if they are not taking care in supplementing it. Most of the time it happens if you're doing long runs, rather than lower levels of activity; however, it depends on how deficient you are to start with. This is why it may show up after a while, which can be puzzling.
I would recommend taking around 200-400mg of magnesium daily. Some other tips would be to go for a liquid or powder formula which means the magnesium will be better absorbed. Also, certain forms of magnesium are thought to be more readily absorbed than others so a pure magnesium citrate product may be preferable to magnesium oxide, for example, which isn't thought to be so well absorbed. Magnesium gluconate is another favourable option to look out for.
Peanut butter is a great food to fuel up on before a 5K or 10K because of its low GI, high carbohydrate and high protein content.
What to eat before a 5K or 10KBalance Mineral Drink helps to replace electrolytes and reduce fatigue, making it the perfect post-workout recovery drink!
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