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Athletes and their Fats Need

Posted on January 12, 2010 by richard

Given the recommendation that total daily caloric intake should consist of no more than 30% fat, and that the average diet contains a significantly greater percentage, much of the perils attributed to fat can be charged to excessive fat consumption. … Continue reading →

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Finding Your True Fitness Motivation

Posted on July 23, 2009 by richard

Fitness Pitfall 1: Lacking the correct motivation to begin Usual Outcome: Giving up on dreams before getting properly started The Road to Success: Finding your true motivation So why do you want things to be different? What is your motivation … Continue reading →

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Nutrients – Support in Aid Recovery and Immune Response

Posted on June 30, 2009 by richard

One of the keys of nutrient support to aid recovery and facilitate immune competence largely depends on replacing lost energy stores coupled with measures that will ensure adequate immune support. When injury does occur, steps to aid tissue repair are … Continue reading →

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Sports Nutrition Information

Posted on May 12, 2009 by richard

Before any endeavor into sports supplementation, a sound nutritional program is an indispensable prerequisite to athletic success and physique enhancement. Whereas dietary supplements have for years seen their value fulfilled as replacements for dietary deficiencies (i.e., vitamins and minerals), in … Continue reading →

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Common Overuse Sports Injuries

Posted on April 16, 2009 by richard

Body movements in physical activities such as running, swimming, and bicycling are highly repetitive, so participants are susceptible to overuse injuries. In fitness activities, the joints of the lower extremities(foot, ankle, knee, and hip) tend to be injured more frequently … Continue reading →

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Yohimbe – A Natural Supplement

Posted on April 10, 2009 by richard

Yohimbe is an herbal or natural supplement extracted from the bark of the African tree pausinystalia yohimbe, which contains yohimbine, the active ingredient. In most dietary supplements, yohimbe is standardized to 3% yohimbine. Yohimbine is an alpha2-antagonist Human fat cells … Continue reading →

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Supplements – For Reducing Fat

Posted on March 27, 2009 by richard

Walk into any dietary supplement store and you will notice that more products fall into the category of diet or fat loss aids than any other product category. A recent search of an online dietary supplement store indicated that there … Continue reading →

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Beginner Exercise Program

Posted on March 23, 2009 by richard

While starting a resistance exercise program, remember to consider your age, fnness level, and the personal goals you would like to achieve. Strength training exercises are done in a set, or a single series of multiple repetitions using the same … Continue reading →

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Improving Muscular Strength And Endurance

Posted on March 12, 2009 by richard

Muscular strength refers to the amount of force a muscle is capable of exerting. The most common way to assess strength in a resistance exercise program is to measure the maximum amount of weight you can lift one time. This … Continue reading →

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Maintaining Perfect Body Weight

Posted on February 26, 2009 by richard

The hypothalamus is the neural center for the regulation of food intake. One area of the hypothalamus consisting of the lateral nuclei, controls hunger, or the craving for food. Another area consisting of the ventromedial nuclei, controls satiety, or the … Continue reading →

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