Coffee Is Fit Fuel: 9 Reasons Athletes Should Drink Up
If you’ve got a cup of coffee in your hand right now, you’re not alone. About 83 percent of adults in the United States drink coffee on the regular, averaging about 3 cups per day (or 587 million cups, collectively!).
That’s a lotta joe.
Most of us drink coffee before heading out the door for the gym or an early-morning run. As it turns out, athletes reap more than just a pick-me-up from their daily cuppa. Research has revealed a host of coffee benefits for active folks. Which is good, because, you know, we can always use more reasons to drink more coffee, right?
Coffee, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways.
How Coffee Benefits Athletes
Do you drink up before you work out? I need at least two cups, myself! —Susan