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I just wanted to share this information with you.

For quite sometime now, I have been hearing that chocolate milk is the best recovery drink after an intense workout or game. On a personal note, I have been using chocolate milk as a recovery drink for the last 8 or 9 months. I can honestly say that I have notice a huge difference in my recovery time. For those of you who don’t like chocolate milk, to bad! For those of you who do, try it out!

Lowfat chocolate milk is the complete package, boasting 9 essential nutrients not found in most traditional sports drinks. Drinking milk after exercising helps refuel muscles with protein and carbohydrates, plus fluids and “electrolytes” such as potassium help with hydration.

Researchers at the university of Indiana found that endurance cyclists who drank chocolate milk after an intense period of cycling were able to work out longer and with more power during a second workout compared to when  athletes drank a carbohydrate replacement beverage, and just as long as when they consumed a traditional fluid replacement beverage.

 The researchers concluded that chocolate milk, with its high protein and carbohydrate content, may be an effective and cost-efficient alternative to commercial sports drinks for recovery from intense workouts.

HYDRATIN IS THE NAME OF THE GAME.

Milk provides fluids for hydration(after all, milk is 90% water!) and may help athletes stay hydrated. In a study comparing the effectiveness of lowfat white milk (with or without added sodium), a commercial sports drink and water for re-hydrating after intense exercise, all beverages promoted rehydration initially. Milk, however, was the only beverage that promoted and sustained adequate hydrationthroughout the four hour recovery period.

WHEN IT COMES TO MUSCLE MASS, MILK PERFORMS.

Along with exercise, the high-quality protein in milk helps build muscle.Studies have found that fat-free milk as a regular part of post exercise routine resulted in greater muscle mass buildup compared to certain soy-protein beverages.

Researchers concluded that the proteins in milk were more effective in promoting muscle growth when consumed after rigorous resistance exercise compared to equivalent amounts of soy protein.

GOT MILK ? THEN YOU’VE GOT GAME.

Not only is milk a winning post exercise beverage choice.  It’s an easy, delicious way to get 9 essential nutrients like protein, calcium and vitamin that teens of all fitness levels need every day.