process so much when it comes to nutrient intake, so some concentrations of ingredients can be more harmful than good.
When looking into purchasing a pre-workout supplement consider drinks that are as natural as possible and that are regulated by a third-party regulatory system like Informed-Choice or the National Science Foundation (NSF). You can also get the fuel you need from your food choices. Any beneficial nutrient found in a pre-workout supplement, like carbs, creatine (a derivative of amino acids), caffeine, and beetroot juice, can be found in whole foods. Consider that banana and toast mentioned earlier, it could seriously save you a headache…or an eye twitch.
Jasmine Danielle is a Los Angeles based dancer and fitness trainer. She received her BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has studied with FiTour, the National Federation of Personal Trainers, and the Equinox Group Fitness Training Institute.
Jasmine is currently a Group Fitness Instructor for Equinox, Everybody Los Angeles, and Sandbox Fitness. Her fitness modalities include, ballet, dance cardio, barre fitness, TRX, treadmill interval training, cardio kickboxing, jump rope, indoor cycling, and metabolic conditioning.