Welcome back to Get Fit Guy. I'm your host, Dr. Jonathan Sue. Every week, I'll share

science-backed tips to help you get fit, stay fit, and optimize performance. I've mentioned

in a previous episode that fitness is like baking a cake.

The essential ingredients for this cake are movement, nutrition, recovery, and mindset.

But as any baker knows, timing is crucial.

When it comes to nutrition, questions about what to eat before,

during, and after workouts frequently come up. These are important questions because the nutrition

you derive from food is the fuel that allows you to perform during workouts and recover from them afterwards.

If you're fueling your body right, this back and forth between performance and recovery

progressively leads to a leaner, stronger, and healthier body.

In this episode, I'm going to provide you with simple and straightforward advice based on the latest research on how the best feel for your workouts.

I'm also going to share with you some of my favorite recipes for meals that are delicious and nutritious that you can quickly put together,

all available from our colleagues at Cookster.

Before we dwell into recommendations about what to eat before, during, and after your workouts,

it's important to note that scientific knowledge about exercise nutrition has deepened over the last decade.

As more research has become available, total daily

nutrient intake has become more important than the timing of intake for athletes and active

individuals alike. In other words, the question of whether your total energy needs are being met

should be prioritized over

questions of timing. Nutrition scientists are realizing that when you eat doesn't seem to make

a whole lot of difference for most people when real changes such as performance gains

are measured over longer periods of time.

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