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Carbohydrates 

Made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen (CH2O), carbohydrates provide the body with energy necessary to sustain daily activities and physical fitness.  In fact, carbohydrates are frequently consumed by professional athletes before a big game or competition.  The body naturally converts carbohydrates into one of two things: glucose or fat.  Essential to fuel workouts, both glucose and fat are used in the metabolic processes of the body to generate the energy you need!

 

Glucose is a simple carbohydrate more commonly known as sugar.   Simple carbs include monosaccharides and disaccarhides which are sugars such as glucose, fructose, sucrose, maltose and lactose. Complex carbs  are starches and fibers, such as bread/grain products, pasta and rice.  Since glucose is a simple carb, it instantly digested by the body and absorbed by the blood.  Through the blood, glucose is delivered to cellular tissues requiring energy.  Glucose is the body's main source of energy and is a desirable form of carbohydrate.

 

Complex carbohydrates can be attained through food sources including barley, beans (black, kidney, lima, pinto, soy), black-eyed peas, brown rice, chick peas, corn, fruit, legumes, lentils, oats, pasta, potatoes, rice and wheat.  Since these carbs are complex, they form a chain of complex molecules and must be converted to sugars by the body during digestive processes.  Complex carbohydrates provide the body with energy for greater durations as they take more time to be metabolized.

Ingesting carbohydrates after exercise is critical to enhancing the body's ability to achieve the goals you are working towards!

 

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