few suggestions:Half a pint of a carbohydrate drinkAn energy gel washed down with waterHalf a bagelIf none of these sits well with you just before a run, then fuel up the night before with a large dinner. As long as you don’t plan a long or intense run
for as long as possible. Carbo-loading increased endurance by approximately eight per cent.If you normally run a 25-minute 5K, this may mean you could maintain your fastest kick for two minutes longer. So, increase your carbohydrate intake to about 500-600g a
UAN: Article type:++add book link at top++ --This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. Creatine may be one of the best-selling supplements ever, with more than $100 million in annual sales
UAN: Article type:++add book link at top++ --This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. A little zinc goes a long way. Though you have only about 2 grams of it in your body, zinc works in tandem
This section is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by Liz Applegate. You are not the average person. Youre the above-average person. You walk, swim, run, cycle, lift weights, play golf, or do some other type of physical exercise on a
instead of meeting friends for an early evening run. Here are some simple eating strategies that will keep you energised:Shrink your mealsRather than super-sizing your meals, keep portion sizes small to avoid stuffing yourself like a Christmas turkey
. There is one area of nutrition, though, where copying America might just be a good idea. Earlier this year the US Government updated its nutrition guidelines – the recommended daily amounts of staples such as sugars and fats. They based the new guidelines
