Monday 12 April 2010

What You Must Discover About Skiing And Tennis Posture

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The increased muscle tension from poor posture while skiing can be damaging to your back. Concentrate on maintaining good posture and lengthen your torso as you bend your knees. Keep your hip joints loose so you can comfortably rotate back and forth as you travel downhill. Remember to warm up properly before skiing, and include a full body stretch in your pre ski exercise routine.

Racket sports, such as tennis, can add force to the actions of bending and twisting and so precipitate a number of back ailments. Avoid hunching over from your waist or shoulders as you play. Lengthen your body upwards and think of your racket as an extension of your arm. Avoid twisting your torso when you reach for the ball. If necessary, take lessons to learn a proper technique.

Keeping limber is particularly important in tennis. Be sure to warm up slowly and sufficiently before playing, and include a full body stretch to avoid straining muscles. To meet the demands of tennis, be sure to keep your torso lengthened, knee and hip joints loose and your body as relaxed as possible. If you travel frequently by air, here is a helpful exercise for preventing a sore back.

You can do this exercise while waiting to board the aircraft and also periodically in flight. It is a sitting version of the pelvic tilt. First, inhale through your nose, slowly and smoothly. As you exhale slowly and smoothly, press the small of your back at waist level towards or against the back of your seat. Maintain this pressure as long as your exhalation lasts. Inhale through your nose and relax your back. Then repeat the second and third step several times. Relax and rest.

By : Paul Kramer

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Thursday 8 April 2010

Sport Nutrition: A Long-term Solution For Weight Loss

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Sport nutrition is an essential part of your training strategy. It's a new system in which the athlete's performance is mainly, or at least greatly, influenced by his diet. Sport nutrition is a combination of things: you need to target certain types and amounts of food, and maximize the effect of your diet by timing your meals. Low GI (glycemic index) foods should be consumed before, and high GI foods during or after your exercise.

To perform well, muscles need energy (glycogen); by eating appropriately, and following the rules of sport nutrition, glycogen is available when it's needed the most, and the athlete sees his performance greatly improved. So, if you take sport nutrition seriously, you will not only perform far better, you will also remain in good health.

For many years, weight loss supplements have enjoyed a huge market. However, they do involve certain risks, and it's ill-advised to take them on your own! So do consult an expert for advice. There is no benefit in taking protein supplements, and vitamin supplements are only beneficial in vitamin deficient athletes.

Let an expert help you with your diet program, which should be adapted to your training and competition schedule. Eat fresh food as often as possible. Whatever your sport of choice is, balance your diet. However, be careful when you are not actively competing for any length of time, while you are on vacation or injured: adapt your diet to reflect lessened activity and avoid weight (fat) gain.

As losing weight is all about spending more energy than you consume by eating alone, more often than not a successful diet is accompanied by a fitness program. A fitness program will help you raise your metabolism, which is particularly beneficial once you get older. If you exercise regularly for a limited amount of time, your metabolism will remain higher throughout the day. You'll not only burn more fat and lose weight, but your muscles will grow stronger; you are far less likely to fall, and your brain will also benefit and remain more flexible!

An example. A thermogenic diet contains MCTs (medium-chain triglycerides, which are present e.g. in milk fat and coconut oil), and can be considered a valid weight loss regime. MCTs are more water-soluble than long-chain fatty acids. They reach the liver more quickly and are immediately available for conversion into energy instead of fat.

Another principle is really considering your diet as a change of diet. Simply change your eating habits, and take it slowly. If you lose no more than a pound a week (2 kg a month), it's far more likely to stay off!

Beware though: 1. fat is still an essential nutrient, and 2. just because a food is fat-free doesn't mean it's calorie-free.

Sport nutrition is new in the sense that, for the first time, an awful lot of research is being carried out at the moment, and papers published pertaining to the functional food market.

By: Myriam De Clercq

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Sunday 4 April 2010

Sports Nutrition: Why Your Diet Matters

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When it comes to sports, your body is your tool and you have to keep it in top shape to be able to perform like you need to. No matter if you are involved in a high energy sport like soccer or a milder sport like golf, your body takes its toll when you exert in for any type of sport out there. So, your diet is very important. Sports nutrition is one of the most important things an athlete can focus on. Not only should they train and practice, but if they don't eat properly many things can happen. Take a look at these three important reasons eating a good sports nutrition diet is vital for the success of an athlete. If you are beginning to train, you will need to know why your diet is so important.

Strength

When athletes perform, they have to be as strong as they can be in order to succeed. Not every type of athlete needs to have bulging muscles and a six pack. But, they do need to be strong and be able to perform well. To make yourself strong starts with what you eat. You need to feed your body things that will promote muscle growth and bone development. Eating protein and vegetables is the best way to make sure you are feeding your muscles and bones what they need to be strong.

Mood

Much of the success of an athlete depends on their mood. Their attitude has a lot to do with how they perform. If an athlete is the type of person that can eat anything they want and still look great, they might be tempted to pig out on pizza and chocolate every night. But, their mood will be different if they do eat junk food all of the time. They might be sluggish in their mind and their body will be affected too.

Stamina

Another reason that sports nutrition is so important is for stamina. An athlete without stamina won't get too far when competing. They need to be able to run as far as they have to and push as hard as they can. When you eat a great diet of healthy foods that provide your body with the fuel it needs to be at its best, you will see that your stamina will improve greatly.

As you can see, these are only three of the many reasons sports nutrition is so important for today's best athletes. When you take care of your body and feed it nutritious foods, it will be able to perform at its best for you and you in turn will be a champion. So, take a good look at a proper sports nutrition diet and start changing your eating habits today.

By: Dustin Cannon

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