Are you looking for an alternative to coffee or carbs to give you a boost before training ? Give Matcha or MCT Oil a try. Matcha is fine, powdered Japanese green tea thats supports health, energy and vitality. It is made…
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Recovery Nutrition is essential Always eat a meal / snack within 30 minutes of finishing all exercise/sport. This is the best time of the day to include carbohydrate in a meal, be it fruit, vegetable or starchy carb. Not eating…
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Prior to an event such as UTA 50km or 100Km many people start to wonder if they need to “carb load” . The short answer is yes a little bit, but don’t go crazy adding extra pasta and bread to…
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Magnesium is an essential mineral for over 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, and helps your cells to make energy. Most people think of magnesium to be associated with cramping – and…
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Now that the colder weather seems to have set in, it is a good time to think about your immune system and make sure you are providing your body with the correct nutrition and resources to protect yourself from colds…
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Water is the most abundant constituent of the body representing approximately 60{4f7bf5ffc4dd2943527b9e13cad40ba8015823b935bc089078976a593dc77d18} of the body weight. Water is essential to virtually every body function including digestion, absorption and transport of nutrients, elimination of body waste and regulation of body temperature,…
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Exercise is an important and vital part of a weight management program, but it isn’t everything. A well-balanced whole food diet is the key, and getting the timing and content of your pre and post workout meals could be the…
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Iron deficiency is common in our society, especially among women and long distance runners. Oxygen is transported around the body via the Haem (iron) molecule. Without adequate iron the body can not carry enough oxygen to create energy, hence the…
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Blue Mountains, May 2015 By Tamara Madden What an amazing day, we were blessed with the best possible weather you could hope for. I found my first ever 100km run a very emotional, rewarding and painful experience. Here’s what it…
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