Huh? Where did you hear that. That does not make sense to me, so I am curious too. I usually sit quietly for a while after eating just to let my stomach settle, but just for a bit.

It's not true - you need to eat after exercise to fuel your muscles else they will atrophy. Failing to eat something after exercise will probably see you bingeing later - it does for me anyhow. You need to get something back into your body to balance your elecrolytes after sweating - a banana or a protein shake perhaps?

Not true hun, you should eat something like about an hour before exercise, banana, apple something like that which is broken down quickly but will give you energy, Then after you have exercised have a good glass of water to rehydrate you and half and hour or so after that you'll be all set to eat normally.

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Yep, like the other two said, it's not true, and you need nutrients after your exercise.

I am currently a 3rd year student on hiatus, but I'm majoring in nutrition (in order to become a dietitian). The recommendation to make the duration of your physical activity easier is to consume a snack that is about 150 calories (with carbohydrates) around 1.5 hours before exercising, as well as plenty of water (so you won't become dehydrated). Afterwards, you should have another 150-calorie snack (with carbs). However, if you are a regular athlete, and exercise any more than 30 minutes to 1 hour for the sport you are playing, you need to be talking to a dietitian about a high-carb/high-protein diet that will protect you against "female athlete triad." (See this link for more info about it: http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/triad.html)

yeah, that's a load of crap. If anything, your metabolism is boosted after exercise...

thank you guys so much, people where i live have that misconception so i just wanted to clear that one up, thanks