Re: Riding before or after eating

Maggie said:

Mike wrote:
the question becomes do I eat and then ride (cuz I

Quoted message said:

am mightily hungry by that time), or ride and then eat. I have heard
that you burn more fat if you train while hungry.

Mike

I don't know if this pertains to all exercise, but I was taught by a
personal trainer that if I opted to exercise after dinner, I had to
make sure to wait an appropriate amount of time depending on the size
of the meal. If you eat a really heavy meal you should wait for an hour
or more, if it was just a light meal....30 minutes is fine.

I heard that about swimming for my entire life, but not riding.

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If you opt to exercise first thing in the morning for 30 minutes,some
fruit or a small amount of juice and water is enough.

This is from working out at a gym. I am new to cycling, so I am trying
to figure out if all I was taught for gym workouts in the past still
pertain to cycling.

But I think 30 minutes of exercise would have the same rules no matter
what type of exercise it is....... If you start doing marathons, then
its a whole different ballgame. I have no clue at the moment. ;-)

Maggie

Let's just say that any workout is better than no workout. I am a
lifelong trainee.
Bill Baka

In article said:

Mike wrote:
the question becomes do I eat and then ride (cuz I

Quoted message said:

am mightily hungry by that time), or ride and then eat. I have heard
that you burn more fat if you train while hungry.

Mike

I don't know if this pertains to all exercise, but I was taught by a
personal trainer that if I opted to exercise after dinner, I had to
make sure to wait an appropriate amount of time depending on the size
of the meal. If you eat a really heavy meal you should wait for an hour
or more, if it was just a light meal....30 minutes is fine.

If you opt to exercise first thing in the morning for 30 minutes,some
fruit or a small amount of juice and water is enough.

This is from working out at a gym. I am new to cycling, so I am trying
to figure out if all I was taught for gym workouts in the past still
pertain to cycling.

But I think 30 minutes of exercise would have the same rules no matter
what type of exercise it is....... If you start doing marathons, then
its a whole different ballgame. I have no clue at the moment. ;-)

Maggie

Would having a few prepepperidge(?) farm goldfish and a few nuts
be ok for a light meal?

Mike

bbaka wrote:
:: Maggie wrote:
::: Mike wrote:
::: the question becomes do I eat and then ride (cuz I
:::
:::: am mightily hungry by that time), or ride and then eat. I have
:::: heard that you burn more fat if you train while hungry.
::::
:::: Mike
:::
:::
::: I don't know if this pertains to all exercise, but I was taught by
::: a personal trainer that if I opted to exercise after dinner, I had
::: to make sure to wait an appropriate amount of time depending on the
::: size of the meal. If you eat a really heavy meal you should wait
::: for an hour or more, if it was just a light meal....30 minutes is
::: fine.
::
:: I heard that about swimming for my entire life, but not riding.

What is a light meal? It makes no sense. I see racers eating while they
ride...so if a meal is light enough, one can eat while riding. Hence, one
can certainly eat a light meal just before riding. Giving a time
recommendation like that without defining the terms is basically spewing
nonsense.

:::
::: If you opt to exercise first thing in the morning for 30
::: minutes,some fruit or a small amount of juice and water is enough.
:::
::: This is from working out at a gym. I am new to cycling, so I am
::: trying to figure out if all I was taught for gym workouts in the
::: past still pertain to cycling.
:::
::: But I think 30 minutes of exercise would have the same rules no
::: matter what type of exercise it is....... If you start doing
::: marathons, then its a whole different ballgame. I have no clue at
::: the moment. ;-)
:::
::: Maggie
:::
:: Let's just say that any workout is better than no workout. I am a
:: lifelong trainee.
:: Bill Baka

Mike wrote:
:: In article <[email hidden]>,
:: Maggie wrote:
:::
::: Mike wrote:
::: the question becomes do I eat and then ride (cuz I
:::: am mightily hungry by that time), or ride and then eat. I have
:::: heard that you burn more fat if you train while hungry.
::::
:::: Mike
:::
::: I don't know if this pertains to all exercise, but I was taught by
::: a personal trainer that if I opted to exercise after dinner, I had
::: to make sure to wait an appropriate amount of time depending on the
::: size of the meal. If you eat a really heavy meal you should wait
::: for an hour or more, if it was just a light meal....30 minutes is
::: fine.
:::
::: If you opt to exercise first thing in the morning for 30
::: minutes,some fruit or a small amount of juice and water is enough.
:::
::: This is from working out at a gym. I am new to cycling, so I am
::: trying to figure out if all I was taught for gym workouts in the
::: past still pertain to cycling.
:::
::: But I think 30 minutes of exercise would have the same rules no
::: matter what type of exercise it is....... If you start doing
::: marathons, then its a whole different ballgame. I have no clue at
::: the moment. ;-)
:::
::: Maggie
:::
::
:: Would having a few prepepperidge(?) farm goldfish and a few nuts
:: be ok for a light meal?
::

Anything is okay as long as your belly isn't so full that it affects your
ability to ride.