Welcome to the Get Fit Guys' quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfield, and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

From running and cycling clubs to post-tennis matches and the infamous 19th hole in golf,

a token cold one at the end of a game or race or workout is often a common

phenomenon for many sports. But what happens when you drink beer after exercise, a workout,

or a sports activity? Does it dehydrate you? Is it bad for you? Does it inhibit recovery or

fat loss or muscle building? Or could it even be good for you?

Well, in today's episode, you're going to find out. As my fellow quick and dirty tips host,

the nutrition diva, points out in her article, is drinking alcohol good for you? Moderate alcohol

consumption is certainly good for your heart and reduces your risk of heart disease and stroke by thinning the blood and reducing inflammation.

And alcohol also seems to reduce the risk of many other chronic diseases.

But what about when it comes to exercise?

Well, today you're going to discover if beer is good for workouts and if you should drink beer after exercise.

And if beer can actually improve hydration.

And that's because earlier this year, a Canadian beer company concocted a low alcohol form of

beer that they packed with protein and marketed as a fit beer. It's called Lean Machine,

and was created by a team of food scientists, with only 77 calories and 0.5% alcohol by volume,

which does not sound fun to me.

It's also enriched with nutrients, antioxidants, and electrolytes to help replenish the body after a good workout.

The lean machine inventors may actually be onto something.

In a study published in the International

Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, it was discovered that beer's potential

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