Fuelling your body is important, especially when you exercise. For those that have recently taken part in our fitness testing session you will have been given a ‘recovery’ banana afterwards, check out some more ideas below for foods to eat before, during and after exercise to help you refuel.

Snacks eaten before a session should be high in slowly absorbed carbohydrate (a low glycaemic index). The best choices are those based on milk, wholegrains or fruit, for example:

After training aim to have a snack high in rapidly absorbed carbohydrate (a high glycaemic index). This is the one time when sugary, processed foods are more appropriate: