What If your Exercise Or Fitness Program Is actually Hurting You?
Wouldn’t it be scary if you were trying to exercise to improve your health and your exercise program was the wrong program for you?
That’s right – you could have started the wrong workout or you could have been doing the wrong exercises for years and not even know it.
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Here’s how I know this happens:
First, there are thousands of exercises out there on the internet, in magazines, in blogs, etc. – the problem is that not all exercises are good for everyone. There is no “one size fits all” approach for exercise. If we are honest with each other, not everyone can do every exercise out there. In fact, you can get seriously hurt by trying an exercise that you just flat out are not ready for or not physically capable of doing.
Second, you could be doing an exercise that is right for you but you are doing it wrong. You aren’t strong...
Food and Water for Sport
Every person, athlete or non-athlete, functions best with good nutrition.
Athletic performance is influenced greatly by nutrition. Getting the right amount macronutrients and micronutrients can often be the missing link in improving performance.
Macronutrients = carbs, proteins, and fats
Micronutrients = vitamins and minerals
Let’s keep it simple.
Athletes will need the following macronutrients:
- 45-70% of their diet from healthy carbs
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Whole grains
- 15-25% of their diet from lean protein
- Low-fat dairy - cottage cheese, milk, Greek yogurt
- Chicken, fish, beef, turkey, eggs, tofu
- 15-25% of their diet from healthy fat
- Olive oil
- Avocados
- Nut butters
- Coconut oil
- Seeds
- Nuts
Athletes will also benefit from the following micronutrients:
- Calcium
- Dairy
- Vitamin D
- Egg yolk
- Fortified milk
- Yogurt
- Cereals
- Fruit juices
- Iron
- Meat
- Fish
- Eggs
- Lentils
- Quinoa
- Nuts and seeds
- Vitamin C
- Oranges
- Strawberries
- Broccoli
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
- Electrolytes
- Mixed...