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3. Have Some Coffee
Caffeine can speed up our central nervous systems and make turn it into a powerful way to kick that metabolism into high gear. Coffee also provides healthy antioxidants as long as it isn’t full of sugary flavored creams and sugars. Drinking coffee has been proven to increase energy levels during exercise and can therefore make people work longer and harder during their workouts.
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This means you will burn more calories. After your workout, drinking coffee is also a great way to increase the glycogen in your muscles by as much as 66 percent, which means you can quickly replenish those energy stores that you used during exercise.