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Whole Food Carbs

TAKING ACTION:

✅What carbohydrate are you looking forward to enjoying today? Share a picture if you have time!

Hey, just the carbs alone are enough to conquer Hump Day, wouldn’t you agree? 😉

Let’s look at why carbohydrates are so important with our increased activity this month ⬇️

🍎Fuel for the extra daily volume: Walking runs largely on carbohydrates. Adding consistent walks on top of strength and HIIT raises your total energy demand. Whole-food carbs supply the steady glucose needed so energy stays up and the body doesn’t lean harder on stress hormones or muscle tissue.

🍎Better recovery for your existing training: Strength training and HIIT already use up muscle glycogen. Extra walking increases the load and can leave you under-recovered if carb intake isn’t sufficient.

🍎Protect energy, mood, and hormones: More movement without more fuel will lower your energy availability. This often shows up as intense hunger, irritability, poorer sleep, or hormonal disruption.

It’s important to remember that whole-food carbs will serve you best. Whole-food carbs supply the steady glucose you need for energy. Consuming whole-food carbs will also prevent your body from leaning harder on your stress hormones and/or muscle tissue as you increase your activity this month!

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Whole Food Carbs