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How should PowerBar Performance be taken during a sports activity?

The amount of carbohydrate needed and the frequency with which it is required during exertion differs from person to person and depends to a large extent on the level of impact.

Always test in training how many you can eat! For exertion lasting over 90 minutes it is essential to eat carbohydrates from time to time in order to maintain optimum efficiency.

Which carbohydrates does the PowerBar Performance contain?

The PowerBar Performance contains a combination of carbohydrates specially designed for sportsmen and sportswomen. Fructose syrup, that is, fruit sugar syrup, constitutes the main carbohydrate besides maltodextrin, which is a particularly easily digestible carbohydrate. The use of fruit sugar is favoured in sports products, as it causes the blood sugar level to increase slowly and evenly, thereby conserving the carbohydrate stores in the body at their optimum level and avoiding the subsequent risk of the blood sugar levels falling too low. Normal household sugar or even pure glucose pass into the blood too rapidly and cause a sudden increase in blood sugar followed by a sharp distribution of insulin. This is particularly bad for sportsmen and sportswomen as a high insulin level prevents fat being burned. Moreover, there is a danger that the blood sugar levels will decrease again rapidly.
The soluble roughage from bran, which is also easily digested during exertion, aids the process of increasing the blood sugar evenly. It also makes for healthy intestinal flora and thus contributes to a healthy balanced diet. This makes the PowerBar Performance even more than just an energy supplier.

What are the particular advantages of PowerBar Performance?

The special combination of carbohydrates in the Performance supplies long-lasting energy, thus providing maximum efficiency and rapid regeneration.

rich in carbohydrate and low in fat
-> supplies a large amount of calories from carbohydrates for maximum efficiency but very little fat
high density of nutrients (lots of nutritious contents in a condensed space)
-> can also be eaten shortly before or during exertion, without filling the stomach too much
soluble roughage for an even increase in blood sugar levels
-> also keep our intestines healthy
all the vitamins, minerals and trace elements essential for sportsmen and sportswomen
-> provide maximum efficiency and protect the body from free radicals and symptoms of deficiency
amino acids – energy for particularly long periods of exertion
-> also guard against muscular atrophy and strengthen the immune system
optimal digestion, even during exertion
-> puts no strain on the stomach or intestine because of its fine consistency and balanced combination of carbohydrates

Does the Performance reduce the amount of fat burned in long runs?

Our body always needs carbohydrate and fat at the same time when they are exerted. The impact of the strain to which the body is subject will determine the main source. The more intensive the training, the more energy will be produced from carbohydrates alone. It is largely fat that is burned in long endurance exertion yet it does not work entirely without carbohydrates. Anyone who has had an attack of hunger after subjecting the body to strain for several hours is well aware that fats burn “in the carbohydrates‘ fire“. This means that when the carbohydrate stores in the body are empty its power supply breaks down. A regular supply, e.g., from the PowerBar Performance ensures that there is an adequate supply of carbohydrates for optimum fat burning.
It would not be a good idea, however, to eat pure glucose directly before exertion, as this would cause the blood sugar and in turn the insulin level to rise much too high, preventing fat from being burned before you have even started!

How long is it before the Performance carbohydrates take effect?

In addition to a combination of carbohydrates specially developed for sportsmen and sportswomen, the PowerBar Performance also contains soluble roughage, namely bran. This roughage, which is specially processed to make it particularly easy to digest, ensures that the carbohydrates pass into the blood slowly and evenly. After some 20-30 minutes they are available in the blood and provide – depending upon the intensity of the exertion – up to 3 hours of energy. For this reason nobody can afford not to eat the Performance 30 minutes before a competition. There is no better way to prepare the body – in terms of nutrition – for optimum efficiency!