Temple Oranges as Post-Workout Recovery Snacks
Much has been made about post-workout recovery drinks. Many of these drinks claim to have the ability to restore a variety of the vitamins and minerals that are literally sweated out of the body while working out.
Some may wonder if these drinks truly do possess the benefits they claim. In all honesty, there is great benefit to these drinks but there natural alternative is much better. What is the natural alternative? Florida orange juice, and even classic Temple Oranges can help the body recover quite well after a workout and do so much better than the numerous recovery drinks.
When you perform a workout, the body gives forth a number of reactions. The purpose of sweating is to cool the body down and prevent it from overheating. However, excess sweating leads to water depletion which also contributes to various important elements in the body being excreted in the sweat. Also, the body will burn up a great number of carbohydrates since these are needed for energy and endurance during the workout.
Temple Oranges are comprised largely of water and eating oranges after a workout allows the body to rehydrate itself. Also, they restore carbohydrates to the body in the form of natural sugars. These natural sugars are not as problematic as the refined sugars that often lead to excess weight gain. This leads us to a very important point: common store bought recovery drinks are loaded with processed and refined sugars. These ingredients are never helpful to the body.
Yes, they can provide short term benefits after a workout. Yet, you can procure the same benefits without the many problems associated with refined sugars. Additionally, your body can absorb scores of vitamins and minerals in their natural state which adds to their ability to be effective once they enter the system.
There is also the little matter of cost. Many of the recovery drinks on the market are quite expensive. (The consumer does have to pay for the marketing of the product along with the bottling, etc.) Temple Oranges only cost a fraction of the price of recovery drinks and the natural oranges deliver better results. That should make the choice between the two lean more towards the natural oranges than anything else.
Nothing beats natural products and you cannot get more natural than a “real live” organic fruit such as a Temple Orange. Those that love to workout will certainly appreciate the post-workout recovery benefits they deliver which can be considered another reason to endorse Temple Oranges as a recovery snack.
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