– Enjoy what you do – Train with purpose and structure, sometimes hard – Eat REAL food… enough of it, mostly plants, at the right times – Hydrate frequently – Sleep and rest – Be part of a community – Get outdoors, feel the sunshine and fresh air ...
Eat to fuel your body.
Exercise for physical, mental and emotional benefits.
Don’t exercise to eat.
Health is a lifestyle. Without it we cannot have sustainable fitness or performance.
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The non negotiables:
– 🚲 Training – endurance load; swim, bike, run, other
– 🛏 Recovery – sleep, fuel, rest, easy ‘training’ & supportive sessions, post season, resets throughout the year
– 💪 Strength – activation, global ...
Highly recommended for anyone interested in health, fitness or performance, but also those who are confused by the constant commentary regarding ‘plant based eating’ on social and main stream media.
It is simple, easy to follow, informative and educational. It explores many ben ...
Eating and fueling…
Make better choices!
– Eat wholesome, REAL food
– Eat lots of plants
– Avoid packaged, refined foods
– Avoid excessive sugar
– Eat to you needs
– Stay hydrated… mainly with WATER ...
Vegetables…
You can’t go wrong with eating more vegetables – regardless of your food choices or preferences!
Lots of colour, lots of variety; for HEALTH and PERFORMANCE
#healthyathletes
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Fuelling for health AND performance.
Being an ‘athlete’ doesn’t mean you can ‘eat what you want cos you will burn it off’… but, on the flipside you need to ensure you are fuelling APPROPRIATELY (and eating enough) for the demands of your training, and, l ...
A simple image that shows how addiction works…
Are you addicted to sugar? What harm is it doing to your health?
Break the cycle by making BETTER CHOICES each and every time you’re hungry or need to eat…
A few things to consider:
– are you hungr ...
Had some great food whilst traveling Europe…
And it was refreshing to see lots of options for the health conscious
Including those with specific requirements (gluten free, vegetarian etc)
Was impressed with the salads in Greece… the portion size was fantastic. An ...
Nutrition and Fuelling Part 4
This a four part blog on both day-to-day nutrition and fuelling for the age group triathlete
In summation of the last four weeks here are some key points:
– Day-to-day nutrition is separate to fuelling for training and performance – D ...