Hi. It’s a Wednesday and day for our post on nutrition and fitness. As you may have guessed, we will take a look at water as an essential macronutrient. There is so much said on proteins, carbohydrates, and even energy drinks now days that water seems all forgotten about. There are at least a dozen critical functions water performs in our body.
May 20, 2009
Water – The Zero Calorie Drink That Gives You Energy
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May 18, 2009
Landice L9 Executive Trainer Commercial Treadmill
Landice L9 Executive Trainer Commercial Treadmill
The Landice L9 Executive Trainer Commercial Treadmill is positioned in the top price range (Approx USD 5995).
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May 13, 2009
What Should An Endurance Runner Eat?
Hi on another Wednesday of this month! As you have guessed, Treadmills.me will cover nutrition for endurance runners today. What any endurance runner should eat has undergone changes particularly in the last decade. There is no doubt however, that their protein intake should be high as also should their intake of carbohydrate.Their food programs should have different stresses depending on which phase of training they are in. I have provided in today’s post what are the basics an endurance athlete should look at in the different phases of his/her sport.
Anti-oxidant foods: Long-distance runners specifically should have an anti-oxidant rich diet. They can get their anti-oxidant fix from fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables in the purple, blue, red and yellow color basket will prove best. Lycopene, beta-carotenes etc are essential for endurance athletes as long duration exercises produce free radicals, which cause cell (especially cardio cell) damage. Anti-oxidants are natural free-radical scavengers.
May 11, 2009
Lifespan Fitness Pro3 Treadmill
Lifespan Fitness Pro3 Treadmill
LifeSpan has a good variety of treadmills in almost all the price tiers. We will look at one of the new models from them in the 3rd tier (mid-upper end) category – the Life Span Fitness Pro3 Treadmill (2008 Model). In this range, it is one of the most recommended treadmills as it offers the largest running surface, good belt cushioning as well as a great warranty, not to mention a wide variety of workout program options etc – all the things you look for in a treadmill buy.
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May 6, 2009
The Why of Muscle Soreness and How to Tackle It
We have all experienced pains and aches the day after a hard and immensely satisfying workout at the gym or home. Though it is often a good indication that we have worked our muscles and maybe even pushed to stress the muscle groups more than our usual workout average, it may also be indicative of lactic acid build-up or torn micro-ligaments or muscle tissues from overuse.
Each of us has a lactate threshold. It simply means the level of exercise intensity when our body produces lactic acid. Thus, if we have a low lactic threshold, our body will produce lactic acid at low levels of exercise intensity. You may wonder how this connects. Here is how:
During any exercise or workout, energy is released by burning fuel (glucose) by our bodies. During this process of energy creation and release through metabolization of carbohydrates and proteins, a by-product compound called pyruvate is formed among others. If the system does not have sufficient oxygen to remove this compound, it converts to lactic acid.
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May 4, 2009
Reebok Vista Treadmill (With Flat Screen Monitor) Review
I was running through some of my earlier product reviews and came to realise that I have not covered any treadmills from Reebok. One treadmill of theirs that I have experienced is the Reebok Vista Treadmill (with the Flat Screen Monitor). It comes positioned at a price of USD 1599. Here are the specifications on the Reebok Vista Treadmill:
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April 29, 2009
Water Intake Levels
Hi on this Wednesday morning! I have just put down the newspaper and have come across the water issue in it’s health pages and thought that this makes an ideal post for today. We have often heard of 6-8 glasses of water (equivalent to 2 litres of water) a day theory. However, this is only a rough and ready figure for average daily activities. In real, water and fluid consumption is a function of our activity levels and type of activities (load), intensity of activity, weather conditions etc. So how much water is really enough for somebody who incorporates physically exertive exercises in their daily schedules?
From time to time, experts have reviewed their take on fluid consumption pre, post and during workouts. It is difficult to give an exact estimate of how much water is enough, however, it is important to drink water before workout as well as during the workout. Though water has no energy value of it’s own, it helps in the production of energy through better metabolization of carbohydrates and proteins in the body. If we drink less, we are actually having the body operate at sub-optimal energy levels. Scientific studies have shown that up to 10- 30 % less than individual optima of energy are reached with lower levels of fluid/water intake pre and during workouts. It is best to be tunes in to your body and chalk drinking levels as per your activity schedule for the day.
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April 27, 2009
Sole S77 Treadmill Review
Sole S77 Treadmill (2008 model)
Keeping the times in mind, I would like to review a treadmill, which comes in the sub USD 2000 price bracket but offers as much bang as a top end treadmill. The Sole S77 Treadmill (2008 Model) is one of the few that makes the cut in the price range. The Sole S77 Treadmill has a powerful yet quiet motor, a great deck size, supports heavy weights and has a lot of the standard features of treadmills in the higher price bracket. The Sole S77 Treadmill’s size makes it a gym treadmill or one for large homes with a dedicated area for workouts. Let’s go through the specifications for the Sole S77 Treadmill.
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April 22, 2009
Top 7 Ways to Recover Fast After a Workout
Hi again! Today we take a look at what we could do to speed-up our recovery after a full workout session. We must remember that though workouts make us more fit, it is the recovery phase that follows that makes us stronger. Here’s what you can do facilitate recovery:
1. Cool Down: Cooling down is essential. I have extolled the benefits of cool down in my post last month. Abruptly stopping a workout session could lead us into the Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness (DOMS) due to lactic acid build-up. Stopping abruptly also causes our increased heart rate, temperature and blood pressure to drop suddenly and this is dangerous. So, taper off your session by doing the same activity you had as the main workout but at slow speed and at lower intensity levels.
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April 20, 2009
Life Fitness 9500 Next Generation W/ HR Treadmill
There are some treadmills that will be more waited upon in gyms than others will. The Life Fitness 9500 Next Gen with HR treadmill is one such. It is a typically reliable-looking machine with loads of features other treadmills do not have. I also see the more serious runners gravitate to it. Let’s have a look at the specs and find out why it attracts the maximum traffic.
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