Lesson 3 How Our Body Works
Timing is Everything
Welcome back to Today’s Health. ____ we’re going to be talking about exercise.
Dr. Victoria Hill is here, and she is ____ to share some useful tips.
So, Dr. ____, let’s start with a question about my experience last month.
I worked out right after dinner and got a stomachache. Why ____ that happen?
Dr. Hill: Well, the problem is
Well, the problem is that you exercised too ____ after eating.
This can cause ____ stomach issues.
When you eat, blood rushes to the digestive system to help break down the food and absorb its ____.
But when you start to ____, blood moves from the digestive system to your muscles.
This happens in order to supply your muscles with the oxygen and ____ they require.
As a result, the digestion ____ is paused until the blood returns.
So, whether you’re lifting weights or going for a jog, you shouldn’t do it with a ____ full of food.
Host: I see. That makes sense.
So, does that mean I ____ exercise on an empty stomach?
No, it doesn’t. That ____ also be harmful and unpleasant.
This is ____ the body needs energy to exercise.
The fuel that provides this energy is ____.
____ in the food we eat are broken down into a kind of sugar called glucose.
When this glucose is ____ in parts of the body, such as the muscles and the liver, it is called glycogen.
This is why exercising on a completely empty stomach—such as when you first wake up in the ____ be such a challenge.
Your blood sugar levels are low, and you don’t have enough glycogen ____ in your body.
If you exercise on an empty stomach, you will ____ likely lack energy and feel unusually tired.
There can also be more serious ____.
Some people ____ up suffering from nausea and headaches, and others even faint.
This is because intense exercise uses up all the glycogen in your ____.
Host: So, is it the loss of glycogen
So, is it the loss of glycogen that ____ us to have low levels of energy?
____ correct. For this reason, doctors recommend that people eat food containing carbohydrates within thirty minutes after working out.
This replaces the muscle glycogen ____ have lost.
Basically, you need between one and one and a half grams of carbohydrates for every ____ you weigh.
Let’s do the math. If you weigh 60 kilograms, you should ____ to consume between 60 and 90 grams of carbohydrates after you exercise.
This is equal to about one bowl of white ____ or three bananas.
Host: That’s very interesting.
But ____ about eating before we exercise?
Can you explain how ____ we should wait after eating?
Well, as I said before, exercising ____ after you eat will cause feelings of discomfort.
But, if you wait too ____ to exercise after eating, you’ll suffer from a lack of energy.
The best time to eat before you exercise varies ____ one to three hours.
Basically, it depends on several ____ such as the type and amount of food as well as body size, age, and gender.
The ____ of exercise also matters.
For extremely active exercise like cycling, I suggest that you wait between one and a ____ and three hours after eating a moderate-sized meal.
But for something more casual, such as golfing, waiting for one hour after a meal ____ be enough.
Clearly, ____ can wait less after eating a snack.
Thank you very much for this fascinating ____, Dr. Hill.
I’m sure it will be very ____ for all of our viewers.