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5. Green Tea
I keep coming back to green tea as a great fat burner and energy enhancer, that’s because it’s considered one of the healthiest drinks you can drink.
It’s established that caffeine improves metabolism and exercise performance. For example, just one of the many studies done on this, The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research found that caffeine is effective at improving aerobic performance in athletes.
That said, green tea is more than just caffeine. WebMD mentioned that green tea allows for additional metabolism and fat oxidation beyond what can be explained just by caffeine. This was analyzed in a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition comparing regular caffeine, green tea extract, and a placebo.
Green tea is also a powerful anti-inflammatory agent, as well as being protective to joint cartilage, which can only be a good things when you’re putting your joints under pressure during a workout.
Don’t worry it doesn’t have to be hot green tea. You can get some pretty tasty ice-blended matcha green teas too. Just skip the whipped cream though okay.
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