Strength: It's in the recovery, not the workout!
4/14/2008
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Did you know that it's not your workout that makes you stronger? Although aerobic exercise and strength training are essential, your strength and fitness gains are actually made during your recovery from a workout, not the workout itself.
You can maximize your fitness and strength gains from every workout by making sure your body actually recovers from the stress and challenges of your training. To do this, it is important to understand the nature of your muscles. Your muscles are packed with an energy source called glycogen. Glycogen is a form of sugar that your body uses as a fuel during exercise. While you exercise, your glycogen stores decrease but they can be replenished during your recovery from exercise. When you finish exercising and consume a meal containing carbohydrates, sugars pass through the blood stream, and eventually enter your muscle cells where they are converted to glycogen. Soon you can use this glycogen as the fuel for your next workout. The replenis... read more
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nutrition, protein, workout, strength, recovery
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Healthy Diet Tips for Busy Women (no offense, guys, but we're the ones with the extra layer of fat)
3/26/2008
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The following healthy eating tips will help you feel great, look great, carry out every-day activities better and empower you to keep it up for many years to come.
Poor health for most women is the build up of poor life-long nutrition choices and the lack of exercise, both cardiovascular and weight exercise. If you make good choices now and exercise on a regular basis, you're less likely to become a strain on the health system years later.
And it’s been proven over and over for many years that women who do make these good choices tend to be healthier and live longer.
You’ve probably heard most nutritionists say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And it is because if you eat breakfast you’ll not only gain fuel for a high-energy and productive day, but you’ll also have a tendency to make better food choices during the remainder of the day.
The mistake most women make when making a choice for breakfast is to just eat c... read more
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diet, women, health, protein, supplements
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