Shakes Recovery 40 Per-Cent Better

Tests by Northumbria University have shown that using For Goodness Shakes milk shakes as a recovery drink could improve an athlete's performance by around 40 per-cent compared to a normal carbohydrate sports drink.

In the tests, athletes who drank the shakes after a training sesssion 'showed a 40% better recovery of average power and were able to do 40% more compared to those who consumed a leading carbohydrate sports drink'.

That's almost certainly because the shake's blend of protein and carbohydrate backed up with added vitamins and minerals is ideal for consumption during the short, post-exercise glycogen refuelling window, during which your body is desperate to hoover up nutrients.

If you're not familiar with the concept, there's a time window of around 30 minutes after a hard training session when your body is gagging for fuel and tests have shown that a carbohydrate / protein mix is aborbed faster.

If you miss the window, then your body takes significantly longer to recover from training. Well worth knowing if you're out walking or climbing on consecutive days or training for a mountain marathon event.

By coincidence, we used For Goodness Shakes as a recovery drink during a hard summer of structured training with what felt like good results. As a bonus, the shakes actually taste great, unlike a lot of specialist recovery drinks. Price is £1 per 500g bottle from places that sell food...

Who'd have thought that a specialist recovery drink would make it onto the supermarket shelves eh?

More details at www.forgoodnessshakes.com