{"id":30210,"date":"2025-12-06T14:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T14:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wahetelfayoum.com\/%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%b6%d9%84-%d8%aa%d9%85%d8%b1-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b6%d9%8a%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%9f\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:43:58","slug":"best-dates-for-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wahetelfayoum.com\/en\/best-dates-for-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Dates for Athletes: A Practical Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Why athletes choose dates<\/h2>\n<p>Dates combine natural carbohydrates with fibre and minerals, making them a convenient source of energy before training and a useful carbohydrate option after exercise. They are portable, easy to portion and generally simple to digest.<\/p>\n<h2>Choosing a variety<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Medjool:<\/strong> a larger, energy-dense option for long or demanding sessions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sukkary:<\/strong> a sweet option for shorter sessions when quick energy is useful.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Khalas:<\/strong> a lighter everyday option.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ajwa:<\/strong> a smaller, fibre-rich option for lighter activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Timing and portions<\/h2>\n<p>A small portion 30\u201360 minutes before exercise may suit many people. After training, dates can be paired with a protein source and water as part of recovery. Individual needs vary, so athletes managing blood glucose or a medical condition should follow professional dietary advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A practical guide to using dates before and after exercise, with options for different training goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":30211,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[459],"tags":[460],"class_list":["post-30210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-importance-of-dates","tag-460"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wahetelfayoum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wahetelfayoum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wahetelfayoum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wahetelfayoum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wahetelfayoum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30210"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wahetelfayoum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31244,"href":"https:\/\/wahetelfayoum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30210\/revisions\/31244"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wahetelfayoum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wahetelfayoum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wahetelfayoum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wahetelfayoum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}