Post Workout Smoothie
This Post Workout Smoothie is the perfect drink to recharge after a tough workout! Chock full of ingredients to replenish your body.
You guys. Have you ever been to a barre class? OMG. If you have been to one you know what I’m talking about. If you’ve never been to one, let me give you a basic idea of what it’s like. Picture a bunch of ladies in leggings doing the HARDEST WORKOUT EVER. I started going to barre classes a few weeks ago and it is probably the best (and hardest) workout I have ever done. I end each class drenched in sweat, sore and STARVING.
It doesn’t help that I have to walk by a doughnut shop on my way home. Last week I was only able to resist the doughnut because I knew I was making this Post Workout Smoothie when I got home from my workout. Not that this smoothie is a doughnut, I mean, it’s a smoothie, let’s all be reasonable. BUT, it is a really tasty smoothie filled with ingredients that replenish your body after a tough workout. The Mayo Clinic suggests that you eat a small meal with both protein and carbohydrates within two hours of a workout to help your muscles recover, and the other ingredients can help fight muscle soreness.
POST WORKOUT SMOOTHIE
INGREDIENTS
1 frozen banana
heaping 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
heaping 1/2 cup frozen cherries
1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
1 and 1/4 cups coconut water (I like Zico)
INSTRUCTIONS
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. If smoothie is too thick, add more coconut water or plain water to reach desired consistency. Drink immediately.
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You guys. Have you ever been to a barre class? OMG. If you have been to one you know what I’m talking about. If you’ve never been to one, let me give you a basic idea of what it’s like. Picture a bunch of ladies in leggings doing the HARDEST WORKOUT EVER. I started going to barre classes a few weeks ago and it is probably the best (and hardest) workout I have ever done. I end each class drenched in sweat, sore and STARVING.
It doesn’t help that I have to walk by a doughnut shop on my way home. Last week I was only able to resist the doughnut because I knew I was making this Post Workout Smoothie when I got home from my workout. Not that this smoothie is a doughnut, I mean, it’s a smoothie, let’s all be reasonable. BUT, it is a really tasty smoothie filled with ingredients that replenish your body after a tough workout. The Mayo Clinic suggests that you eat a small meal with both protein and carbohydrates within two hours of a workout to help your muscles recover, and the other ingredients can help fight muscle soreness.
POST WORKOUT SMOOTHIE
INGREDIENTS
1 frozen banana
heaping 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
heaping 1/2 cup frozen cherries
1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
1 and 1/4 cups coconut water (I like Zico)
INSTRUCTIONS
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. If smoothie is too thick, add more coconut water or plain water to reach desired consistency. Drink immediately.
Full Recipes