When doing endurance sports, it's easy to forget the most important energy substrate: carbohydrates . Yet, they are the key to performance. Too often demonized for fear of "gaining weight", carbohydrates, and in particular fast sugars, are essential for maintaining intensity, burning more calories, and even promoting fat loss through better overall performance.
Why Carbohydrates Are Essential
During exercise, your body draws on its glycogen stores for energy. But after 45 to 60 minutes , these stores are depleted. And the more muscle mass you have, the faster this depletion occurs.
Result: if you don't reload with carbohydrates, performance drops, fatigue sets in, and "the wall" is not far away.
The right carbohydrates at the right time
Not all carbohydrates are created equal. There are several types of simple sugars : glucose, fructose, sucrose, and maltose, each with a specific role in energy release. A good combination of these sugars provides both rapid and effective energy. and durable , ideal for endurance sports such as running, cycling or triathlon.
Krono Nutrition: products designed to perform
To avoid fatigue and stay on top of your game, Krono Nutrition offers you effective, natural and easy-to-consume products during exercise:
Maple Syrup Energy Gels : Made with pure organic maple syrup, a natural source of simple carbohydrates. : Up to 120 calories, 29g carbohydrates.
Tapioca Energy Gels : Blend of simple and complex carbohydrates for immediate and sustained energy. Contains : 120 calories, 30g carbohydrates.
Maple Syrup Energy Bites : Convenient, tasty, and easy to eat even on the go . : 130 calories, 38-39g carbohydrates.
When to consume your carbohydrates
Before the effort : to leave with full reserves
During : one gel every 30-45 minutes, one bite after 1.5 hours
After : to recover well, combine carbohydrates and proteins
In summary
If you want to perform AND optimize your body composition, carbohydrates are not your enemy, they are your ally . The more you perform, the more you burn, and the better you progress. Thanks to its natural and well-designed products, Krono Nutrition keeps you energized from start to finish.
Félix Daigle, Ambassador of Shop Santé
