Importance of Bananas for athletes
Bananas are easy and quick to eat, that’s why they’re a hit with sportspeople, before, during, and after sport. A banana smoothie with its protein and carbs, is the perfect energy boost. But there’s a lot more to bananas than just carbs and protein. They also provide the body with vitamin B6, folate, potassium, magnesium and vitamin C, and there’s absolutely no fat. The best banana for any athlete is one starting to spot. This is because a lot of the starch has broken down to natural sugars, making it both sweeter and quicker to digest. The sugars can then readily replace the glycogen stores in the muscle and the glucose burned during an event.