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What to eat after training..
One of the most important things you can do for your body is to eat properly after a training session. When you exercise, no matter if it's aerobic training or strength you have used glycogen to fuel at least part of the session as well as body fat. Your body after training is primed and ready to make more stores of carbohydrates ( known as glycogen) form the foods you eat. Delaying eating after training will lead to less glycogen being made form the food you eat as well as a decrease in your en…
Seasonal Satisfaction
Adapting our diets and lifestyles to the seasons used to be common practice. Alas no so much anymo…
Intermittent fasting, and the things we should consider...
For the love of Adaptogens
Being a Naturopath/…
Can we get a little more Whole?
It’s been a bit of a journey getting here. Each month we dove into one of the healers, and challenged ourselves; we aimed for less technology before bed, more sunshine and fresh air, and getting more movement into our everyday. Some months were easier than others….
This month we’re loo…
Minimalistic Health our Step One..
How to make the perfect post-training smoothie
Article originally published on Blackmores Whether you're running a half or full marathon, getting ready for takes a lot of commitment and training hours. One of the best ways to support your body with a heavy training schedule is to make sure that you re-fuel properly after each workout. Many time people will squeeze in their early morning training and then not eat breakfast until they have gotten to work a few hours later and by then they have missed the boat of optimum fueling and recovery fo…
How to get your nutrition right on race day
With only a few weeks until the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival, and whether you are doing the 10km or the marathon there are a few things to start thinking about before race morning.
Don’t let all your weeks and months of training go to waste by not being prepared for the actual day.
So you’re a fit or almost fit and ready to race, what do you need to remember nutritionally for the big day so as not to end up on the side of the road walking it home to …
Top ingredients every runner should eat
1 MAGNESIUM
In sport, magnesium is specifically used for the burning of glucose as fuel for the body, and f…
What to eat before a running event, according to a nutritionist
Whether you've already signed up for an event or if you're just thinking about running your first 10K, you might have a few questions about what's going to go down on race day.
What do you wear? What will the registration process be like? Do I get to carb load? Is this actually going to be fun?
The answer can be absolutely yes if you plan ahead with some enjoyment-enhancing strategies.
“Running is a demanding sport and your diet p…