Alcohol cancels exercise benefits
In fact, alcohol actually undoes quite a few benefits of exercise. Alcohol hampers muscle repair, leaves you dehydrated, worsens sleep, slows your metabolism, and strains your liver, says Dr Subhash Agal, head of gastroenterology, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai. “Alcohol consumption can potentially drag down your performance and leave your body taking much longer to bounce back after a workout. So, even if you are someone who trains consistently, drinking heavily or too often can still catch up with you over time. Staying active helps… no doubt about that, but it does not cancel out the risks that come with regular drinking,” says Agal.