Running a marathon costs a lot of money, but eating chocolate before running a marathon, because chocolate is rich in sugar and nutrition, can replenish a lot of energy needed by the body in the shortest time, so that the blood sugar of muscles and liver is in the most saturated state, and it is in the best state when running a marathon.
Some ingredients in chocolate, such as theobromine and hydroxytryptamine, can improve the spirit and enhance the excitement. When people exercise, muscle glycogen and liver glycogen in the body will be consumed in large quantities, and then a large amount of lactic acid will be produced, which will lead to fatigue after exercise. Therefore, eating chocolate in moderation before the marathon can make the spirit in a state of excitement, thus delaying the appearance of fatigue.
When running a marathon, the human body consumes a lot of glycogen. Eating chocolate before exercise can increase glycogen reserves in muscles, improve exercise ability, supplement sugar, keep blood sugar stable and prevent hypoglycemia.
Although eating chocolate before running a marathon can help replenish energy and bring some benefits, you should be careful not to eat too much, just eat 1-2. Eating too much may bring the following discomfort to the body and affect the marathon.
Chocolate is a food with high sugar, high fat and high calorie. Eating too much chocolate will increase the burden on the stomach, easily lead to indigestion, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other phenomena, affecting the state of the game.
Reference materials? The benefits of chocolate.