These are general guidelines for the amount of fuel you need to carry with you in the mountains. It depends on your fitness, pace, experience and body weight, this gives you a guideline – it’s better to come home with…
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Gelatin is basically cooked collagen. It comes from the super-nutritious bones, hides and connective tissues of animals. It is an excellent source of protein as it contains 18 amino acids, including essential and non-essential amino acids like glycine and proline,…
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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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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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