You are a follower of cocoa powder but you are practicing sports and you are worried if drinking too much cocoa powder will affect your training process or not? In the following article, Trong Duc cocoa will share with you the notes when using cocoa for sports practice.
1.Additional energy
After each exercise, your body needs to be supplemented with adequate nutrition so as not to be overwhelmed by heavy exercise. A cup of milk cocoa or a bar of dark chocolate (70% pure cocoa powder or more) will help the body recover well, helping the body to balance.
2. Limit the feeling of pain
For those who are starting to go to the gym or practice any sport, it is normal for muscle pain to make the body tired and uncomfortable. To dispel them, drinking hot cocoa is a great solution. They have the effect of relieving pain caused by heavy exercise and creating endurance during exercise.
3. Consume excess fat
When we exercise, we want to burn off excess fat in the abdomen, thighs and chest. However, it is necessary to combine a healthy diet and exercise regimen to be effective. The US National Institutes of Health points out that, in order to effectively burn fat and reduce body mass index, you should consume a sufficient amount of cocoa every day. Surprisingly, in cocoa has a lot of fiber and every day eat 10g more soluble fiber, you will reduce about 4% belly fat.

4. How to use cocoa properly?
- Choose cocoa with clear origin
When drinking cocoa, you need to pay attention to the origin of this food. We should buy from reputable brands, absolutely avoid cocoa without labels, of unknown origin. They can be harmful to your body, because it can contain many chemicals and additives.
- When is the right time to drink cocoa?
Although cocoa has many effects, maintaining health for exercise, but drinking cocoa in the morning will be very good for your body. By this time your body needs to recharge enough energy for a new day of study and work. It not only helps you stay awake, mentally excited instead of coffee but also good for the digestive system.
In particular, you should not drink cocoa in the evening, because cocoa contains a very small amount of caffeine. For people sensitive to caffeine, this content can cause insomnia, affecting your health.
- Should more sugar or milk be added to cocoa drinks?
Adding sugar or milk to a cup of cocoa will taste better, have a darker flavor and be easier to drink. However, if you give too much of this sweet food, the beneficial substances in cocoa will be changed, which is counterproductive. In particular, drinking cocoa regularly with too much sugar can lead to obesity, making it difficult for exercise to have a balanced body.
- How to drink cocoa is enough?
According to nutritionists, although cocoa has a lot of benefits for our health. However, if we abuse them, they will have the opposite effect. You can even become "addicted" if you do not have a reasonable drinking regimen. The advice given is that you should drink 2 cups of hot cocoa with a sufficient amount per day, it will be very good to maintain the body practicing sports.

Thus, cocoa has many effects on our health, especially in sports practice to have a supple body. However, you need to choose a clear origin and have a reasonable drinking regimen for cocoa to work. Good luck!
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