The answer may surprise you.

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, dietitian Natalie Rizzo shares the best food to eat before a workout to fuel the body, improve performance, and optimize recovery.

If you’re chasing fitness goals or muscle gains, timing your protein intake can make a difference—but not as much as hitting ...

What you eat before a workout can make the difference between crushing your lifts and crashing halfway through. Exercise scientist Mike Israetel of Renaissance Periodization shared a video about what ...

Eating a carbohydrate-rich snack before a workout will give you the energy you need to perform your best, experts say. Having low energy can make a workout feel like a slog—and feeling sluggish while ...

For even greater blood sugar benefits, let your cooked sweet potato cool completely before eating it. This process converts some starch in the potatoes into resistant starch, a healthy complex carb.

Should You Eat Before or After Your Workout to Lose Weight? You’re heading out the door for a workout when you spot some cereal and realize you’re hungry. What do you do? If you’re trying to lose ...

You’ve signed up for a new gym membership (that you’re actually going to use), your athleisure ’fit checks all the boxes (comfy, cute, and won’t show sweat stains), and now all you have to do is start ...

As a runner, checking off miles obviously has a prominent spot on your schedule. To get through all those miles, you have to fuel up so you have the energy to perform. But whether you run in the ...

Loading up on healthy food before a workout may seem like the right move—after all, many runners will carbo-load before a big race—but how long should you wait to work out after eating? It depends on ...

Use your freezer. Eating the same meal five days in a row might not be appealing, and leftovers only stay good in the ...

Lindsey DeSoto, RD, is a nutrition writer, medical reviewer, and registered dietitian who helps clients improve their diet for health-related reasons. Her writing covers a variety of topics, including ...