energy gels as my heart rate is faster and I'm doing the extra distance. I love the SIS gels as they're isotonic, so you don't have to worry about getting the right proportion of water with them. I take my first one just before the starting gun, then one

-working cardiovascular system will also be thankful for the flavonoids found in apples, which help prevent heart disease.Cook: Eating apples are, as their name suggests, ready to eat straight from the tree. Cooking varieties like Bramley apples are too tart, however

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, and apples are rich in the cancer-protective antioxidant quercetin. For the longest-lasting energy fix, try porridge (use rolled oats, not instant oats, as they have a lower glycaemic index (GI: the rate at which energy is released): 42 versus 65) with honey