With the cooler weather setting in, the cold and flu season is upon us. Thereâs nothing worse than getting sick, especially right before a key event! Here are our Top Five Tips for looking after your immune system and staying well this winter.
Vitamins and minerals are important for a huge range of reactions within the body such as growth and repair, muscle function, energy metabolism and protection from free radical damage. If we donât get enough of certain nutrients, our health and performance suffers. It also increases your risk of getting sick. That doesnât mean you need to start sucking back the multivitamins.
Focus on getting a variety of nutrients each day from fresh fruits and vegetables. The more colours, the better to ensure youâre getting a wide range of important, sickness busting vitamins and minerals.
Keep up your daily dose of 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of vegetables during the comfort food season with these id...
Coffee & Questions - 29th May 2020
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Happy Fri-Yay !!
Now more than ever itâs important to eat well and look after ourselves. As a dietitian, I feel like it's my mission to help you through this crazy time with practical, easy to understand and implement advice, no matter where you are! In the best way I know how â nutrition!
In a world of uncertainty, sometimes it can help to focus on something. Why not use this time wisely to learn and implement some of the foundations of healthy eating?!
So here are My Top 5 Tips for Staying Healthy During Isolation to celebrate the launch of my new online course! Watch the replay from the LIVE recording or read through the summary below đđđźÂ
When it comes to Sports Drinks, there are far too many choices!
Which sports drink has the most electrolytes? Which sports drink has the most sodium? Which sports drink is isotonic? What sports drink has the least sugar? Which sports drink is the best for hydration?
And most importantly, what sports drink is the best choice for optimal performance? Letâs have a lookâŚÂ
Ultimately, weâre looking for a product that helps meet our fuelling and hydration needs. Sports drinks should be designed with a combination of different carbohydrates, electrolytes and of course fluid to keep you hydrated and performing at your best. But not all sports drinks are created equalâŚ
As a general rule, most sports drinks contain between 6-8% carbohydrate. So, in 100mL of the product (made up to the correct concentration), they contain between 6-8g of carbohydrate. Anything higher can delay the rate your stomach empties which reduces the amount of f...
We lose water on a daily basis. We exhale water when we breathe, we lose water through our skin as sweat and we excrete water in our urine. Without regularly replacing this fluid we become dehydrated. We canât train our bodies to adapt to dehydration, unfortunately. Itâs not something you can become good at. Even mild dehydration can have noticeable negative effects. Letâs take a lookâŚ
Perhaps the most noticeable effect of dehydration is a general feeling of fatigue. Being dehydrated is often the cause of headaches or headache-type symptoms such as reduced focus, dizziness, light-headedness, feeling tired and low mood. If you are feeling these effects, try drinking more water before jumping straight to taking painkillers.
As dehydration increases, mental performance decreases. There is a noticeable impairment in short-term and working memory and our visual-motor function. Dehydration also impacts concentration and the ability to make decisions.
Dehydr...
I often see endurance athletes struggling to manage their body composition. They strive to be leaner so drastically cut calories and then suffer for it with reduced energy levels, poor training performance and increased risk of illness and injury...
I despise the word âdietâ and donât even get me started on âdetoxâ. The idea of a quick fix is appealing but unfortunately, there is no magic pill for weight loss...Â
Diets are often gimmicky, unsustainable and are not going to provide adequate fuel to keep up with the often-high load of triathlon training. There are some very real consequences to inappropriate weight loss such as altered hormones, reduced immune function, impaired growth and development and donât forget warped psychological state (Yes, being âhangryâ is a real thing).
Youâll notice decreased muscle strength, anaerobic power and endurance capacity; none of which are helpful when training or racing. Success as a triathlete in part relies on the athlete carrying his/her o...
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