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Eat Curry, Run Better!
By Anjum Anand on 14/10/2011 10:06:07
To celebrate National Curry Week, food writer Anjum Anand takes a look at the health benefits of one of Britain's favourite foods.
healthy is to eat lots of Indian food - the building blocks of most curries top the lists of the healthiest ingredients to include in your daily diet. Even if you're training hard, there's no need to deprive yourself of a good curry.It's National Curry
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Keep Taking The Tablets?
By Roy Stevenson on 07/07/2010 11:15:05
If you’re confused about whether you should take a vitamin supplement, and what good, if any, it might do, rest assured you are not alone
.In Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, nutritionist Monique Ryan notes that, "For endurance athletes they [supplements] are crucially important. Because of your training and the stress it imposes on your body, you may need higher amounts of vitamins
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Reader to Reader: Fuel On The Run
By Catherine Lee on 20/08/2007 09:35:05
What's the best way to top up your energy reserves during a long run? Here's what you thought
Increasing your mileage in preparation of a marathon not only brings with it heavier training demands - you’ll need to pay much more attention to your refuelling strategies too. Sugar-coated sweets have been the snack of choice for this reader so
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Recipes For Success
By Kerry McCarthy on 01/04/2008 10:33:53
Marathon-running chefs dish up the perfect meals for distance dining
From marathon veteran Gordon Ramsay"The night before a marathon is all about loading up on carbs, not making complicated dishes," says chef Gordon Ramsay. When training and racing, Ramsay keeps it simple with recipes like this pasta with pancetta. "It’s easy
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Fuel Your Fire
By David Morton on 02/02/2010 14:31:41
The perfect nutrition strategy is the key to success in long-distance races. Here's a simple guide to keeping your tank topped up
trained well and has a good nutrition strategy should be able to run even splits throughout a marathon and run the same time for the first half as the second."Fundamentally, your marathon nutrition strategy is to take carbohydrates on board every 40
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Beer Benefits
By Kerry McCarthy on 12/05/2008 08:54:38
There's nothing like a cool pint after a hot run - and it might even do you good
on their training. However, although we all know the dangers of drinking too much, moderate beer drinking may be better for us than we think.Here comes the science bit...Beer, like red wine, does have health benefits. The malt and hops used in both lager and bitter
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Fuel Your Fire (Preview)
By David Morton on 02/02/2010 16:10:44
The perfect nutrition strategy is the key to success in long-distance races. Here's a simple guide to keeping your tank topped up (non-subscriber preview)
trained well and has a good nutrition strategy should be able to run even splits throughout a marathon and run the same time for the first half as the second."Fundamentally, your marathon nutrition strategy is to take carbohydrates on board every 40
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Nutrition FAQs
By Liz Applegate on 05/06/2002 19:41:20
Frequently-asked questions about the cocktail of spaghetti and sports drinks that puts the tiger in your tank
.Exercise physiologists in the US put a group of trained runners on a high- carbohydrate diet (70 per cent of total calories) for three days prior to a treadmill test. The runners tapered their training for several days and rested the day before the test – just
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Supplements Made Simple - BCAAs
By Liz Applegate on 05/06/2000 20:57:23
What is it - and does a runner need it?
UAN:236 Article type:++add book link at top++ --This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. Branched-chain amino acids, or BCAAs, have been a hot topic for years, and they do show promise
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Supplements Made Simple - Magnesium
By Liz Applegate on 05/06/2000 20:57:37
What is it - and does a runner need it?
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. For years, researchers have known that magnesium plays a critical role in endurance performance. Magnesium
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