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Nutrition & Weight Loss
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Nutrition (along with running shoes!) is probably THE most important part of your running programme. Most of us lead very busy lives which leaves us precious little time for ourselves, consequently we tend to take short cuts with things.
Sometimes we can get away with it and sometimes we can't but let me tell you now - if you want to get fit, lose weight, look good, improve your running performance, even run a marathon then you cannot take short cuts with your diet.
In this section you will find a variety of articles on Nutrition and Weight Loss from our experts and invited guests.
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Nutrition: Get Back To Basics
Creating you're the perfect nutrition plan to meet your needs is just a series of simple steps. The perfect nutrition plan will keep you fuelled, keep you at the weight you need to be at to perform optimally and keep you feeling great at all phases of your training. If you can ensure that you follow these "10 rules to live by" day in day out, you will build a solid nutrition foundation . . .
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Jargon Buster: Sports Drinks
Every time you open a Magazine these days there is an advert for ANOTHER new sports drink. It is easy to become confused about which type is best suited to your needs so here is some information which should serve as a guide only. . . .
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PMT - How It Affects Performance and How You Can Alleviate It
A lot of uncertainty over the last 30 years stems from an inability to define the condition acurately. Unlike most medical conditions, the diagnosis is based in the cyclical nature of the symptoms rather than on the actual symptoms themselves. An astounding 150 symptoms have been described in PMT. Some women suffer only one but the norm is half a dozen. . . .
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Top 10 Foods For Runners
The more seriously you start to take your running the more you will need to think about your diet. Here are Emma's top 10 foods or food groups for female runners maintenance of health, recovery and stamina -- both for the short term and the long term. You will find a variety of foods in the Top 10 which may surprise you. . . .
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Magic Potion For Fat Loss - Water!
If there were ever a magic potion for fat loss -- it would be water. Our bodies are comprised of about 70% water. We lose about a litre (34 ounces) of water per day under normal circumstances and when the temperature in our body rises, as during exercise, we lose higher amounts of water through sweat. . . .
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Smoothies For Runners
This collection of recipes is perfect for all runners. Whether you're looking for a quick nutritious breakfast or a powerful post-workout shake, you'll find the recipe you're looking for.As with any smoothie, many additives can be added for a variety of reasons. We give you not just the recipe but the nutritional information as well! . . .
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Focus On Diabetes
The media have been covering a disturbing trend in young women with diabetes who are skipping their insulin injections in order to lose weight; this trend has been labeled "diabulimia". The issue has been raised by American Doctors who are concerned about the rising number of young women. . . .
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Glyceamic Index - Fact or Fiction?
We are regularly bombarded with the latest trends in slimming and how you too can lose weight like the 'latest celebrity'. One of the more recent diets that has caught our attention is that of the Glycaemic index Diet or GI diet. The difference with this diet is that it is actually based on sound nutritional research. The GI came to light in the early 1980's . . .
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What Is Food Intolerance?
Allergies in general are on the increase throughout the worlds' population and this includes allergies related to food. But there is uncertainty as to what is food allergy and what is food intolerance and how best to diagnose it. Whilst many individuals may perceive that they have a food allergy . . .
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Can We prevent Osteoporosis?
Whilst we cannot prevent natural bone loss with age, the way we lead our lives in terms of diet and activity impacts on our bones and we can help to limit the loss. Our bones are alive and because of this they are constantly changing, renewing and updating themselves. Old bone is broken down by cells called osteoclasts and replaced by bone forming cells called osteoblasts, the whole process is called bone turnover. . . .
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