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If you’re serious about working out, or you’re a semi-professional athlete, you can’t get away with skipping breakfast. When you perform high-intensity activities, a lot happens in your body. Chemicals and hormones alternate around all of your organs and muscles, and you need to balance those changes out with nutrients from foods. Failing to eat breakfast—and a good one at that—can put you at risk for fainting, injury, and soreness. Of course, you don’t want super heavy meals before your workout since those can leave you feeling sluggish, and even cause you to vomit during exercise. So, if you’re a serious exerciser, you need highly nutritious but low-calorie breakfasts. Here are 15 breakfasts for serious exercises that will help you work out longer, sustain energy and prevent feelings of nausea or weakness.
