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Sports Drinks vs. Water
Posted October 22nd, 2006 at 4:00 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Nutrition, Hydration
Drinks that contain salt and sugar are better than just plain water during exercise, unless you are also eating foods.
A study from the Medical College of Georgia shows that tennis players have lower body temperatures when they drink fluid with electrolytes and sugar, rather than just plain water (British Journal of Sports Medicine, May 2006). Higher body temperatures during exercise slow you down and tire you earlier.
More than 80 percent of the energy that supplies your muscles is lost as heat. Less than 20 percent drives your muscles. So during exercise, your heart has to cool your body by pumping hot blood from your muscles to your skin, as well as pumping oxygen-rich blood to your muscles. If you heart has difficulty serving both functions, it cannot pump enough hot blood from muscles and your temperature rises.
Running a Fever? Feeling Sick? . . . Suggestions on When to Take a Day Off
Posted September 27th, 2006 at 12:01 AM by Trish Monks
Section: Running & Training, Injury & Rehab, Training Tips, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab, Exercise
TFS is proud to welcome our newest writer - Trish Monks. She is our first writer from our neighbor across the Atlantic. Although Brits might speak a little differently and make us laugh from time to time - we still love them and we love Trish’s writing. Enjoy!
I was supposed to run today - it is Sunday after all - but I decided not to because I feel a bit ropey.
Problem is I’m not sure whether it is the result of an over indulgent weekend, or whether I am coming down with something. Certainly I have been sneezing for the last couple of days, I am tired and my lungs feel like sandpaper, but that could just be the result of drinking a little too much, standing around in a smoky pub and going to bed too late - 2 nights in a row!
I know that this time tomorrow I will regret having not run today. I am really busy at the moment and lucky to fit in the 3 runs a week that I am currently doing as part of my program. Missing my Sunday run means only 2 runs last week - and you know how disappointing that can be. However, I do like to think that I am (for once) listening to my body, and it’s definitely telling me to stay home!
It does raise this question: “When should you “run through it” and when should you ditch it in favor of a bit of R&R - swapping your planned 10 miler for a cowboy film, mug of tea and couple of biscuits?”
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