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Weight Loss During Marathon Improves Running Time

Written on December 21, 2023 - 5:43 pm | by EmmyW

Marathoners who lost the most body weight during a race finished more quickly, even though their weight loss exceeded the amount typically recommended for best running performance, according to a new study.

The weight loss reflects a lower level of fluid intake or a faster rate of fluid loss.

Most runners are cautioned to ”hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.” But the new study suggests that might be too much of a good thing for performance results.

“The clear evidence is that drinking just to thirst is the optimum strategy,” says researcher Timothy Noakes, MD, the Discovery Health Professor of Exercise and Sports Science at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

“Drinking either more or less than to thirst impairs exercise performance,” he tells WebMD in an email. Continue training!

Tags: Improves Running, Improves Running Time, Running Time, Time

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Yoga Exercises for Back YouTube Video Finally Online

Written on December 19, 2023 - 3:33 am | by EmmyW

Thankfully YouTube has extended the length of the videos one can upload to 15 minutes, so I have now been able to upload the famous Yoga Exercises for Lower and Upper Back to my YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/AnmolMehtaCom). This set is also called the Spinal Warm-up Series, and is detailed in the following article: Spinal Warm-up Yoga Exercises.

Everyone who does yoga ought to learn this set, regardless of whether you have back problems or not. This set is the best way to prepare for practicing any vigorous yoga and will help you avoid needless back injuries. In addition, it gets the important cerebro-spinal fluid charged and ready to conduct your energy to all parts of your body.

The exercises in this set are quite easy to do and work on stretching your back and torso in every possible way . If indeed you do suffer from lower back pain, neck pain or tight shoulders, this set is going to be very useful to you. The movements and poses are also really good for your digestive and excretory systems. This set can be done everyday, and is a fundamental part of the warm-ups I do when teaching any yoga class.

If you get my articles via e-mail, you may have to visit the website to see the video, as most email readers will not embed the video (except gmail).

Here is the video for you.

PS: The best way to be updated whenever I upload a new video is to subscribe to my YouTube Channel - http://www.youtube.com/AnmolMehtaCom. Visit that link then click subscribe. Thanks!

Tags: Video, Yoga Exercises

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Gone in 60 Seconds: One Minute of Activity to Avoid Storing Calories of a Meal as Body Fat.

Written on December 18, 2023 - 2:15 pm | by Terra

“Why didn’t I think of that!” This is exactly what I thought when reading this “hack” in Tim Ferriss’s new book, The 4-Hour Body. Instead of a book review, I would rather talk about a clever strategy Tim talks about on page 105-107. This is by far my favorite part of the book, because it really makes a lot of sense. I could see how this little tweak could make a difference over time when it came to gaining muscle and losing body fat.

[What if a brief exercise of 60-90 seconds, made it less likely that this dessert would get stored as body fat?

Continue training!

Tags: Body, Meal Body

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Are Low Reps Ideal for Strength?

Written on December 17, 2023 - 7:37 am | by Terra

Every now and then, you will articles saying bodybuilders should do low reps since that will help them increase their strength. And you will also see training programs for muscle which will have a mix of low and high reps to target both strength and muscle.

But are low reps ideal for strength?

Why is low rep considered ideal for strength?

Powerlifters: Powerlifters are the strongest blokes around, and their training involves a lot of low reps ( 1-6 reps).

Guidelines: According to text books and exercise guidelines, the repetition range for strength is 1-6 reps.

So what is the problem?

Types of strength: There are different types of strength: Maximal strength is the amount of weight you can lift for one repetition. Continue training!

Tags: Low Reps, Strength

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