Article: What to eat before you exercise.

"I skate very early in the morning. Should I eat beforehand?"

"What's best to eat before a rugby game?"

"I wait three hours after eating before I run. I often feel hungry, tired, and slow. Should I eat something?"

Fueling-up before exercise can indeed enhance performance. But what and when to eat raises questions because each person has individual responses to pre-exercise food. If you participate in sports involving running and jumping, you may prefer to eat nothing shortly before exercise because the food may jostle uncomfortably in your stomach. But if you are a cyclist, skier, or participate in a non-jumping sport, you may have less fear of ...

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