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People who take their fitness seriously know that by eating or drinking carbohydrates before, during and after exercise helps maintain performance. While there are numerous sports gels, drinks, powders and energy bars on the market, there’s actually a 100% natural and less expensive alternative available. Dried fruit such as California Raisins – along with fresh fruit and 100% natural fruit juices – also provide much-needed injection of naturally derived carbohydrates for best performance.
With exercise it’s vital to maintain blood glucose levels, and this is where carbohydrates enter. They’re stored in muscle and the liver as glycogen, which acts as a source of reserve fuel. The breakdown of glycogen to glucose drives energy production for muscle contraction; in turn, the harder and longer your muscles work, the more glucose they demand.
A study by Currell & Jeukendrup, outlines the performance benefits when this mix of sugars [fructose and glucose], which are found in raisins, are ingested prior to exercise.
The results in cyclists showed an astounding 8% improvement of power output over and above the improvement by glucose alone.
Meanwhile, in a study of endurance cyclists’ performance over 45 minutes, raisins were shown to be a cost-effective source of carbohydrate for pre-exercise nutrition in comparison to sports gels.
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