Recovery
Top Necessities for Recovery
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Nutrition
"Let Food Be Thine Medicine." -Hippocrates
Workout Nutrition
Remember, is is important to replenish the body with the nutrients the body has lost during a work out. It is best to eat within 2 hours of your workout, even if it is as little as 100 calories. Otherwise, the body is forced to break down healthy tissue elsewhere to help the muscles rebuild.. Unless you are an elite athlete or exercising for several hours in a day, it is not necessary to drink a huge protein shake for recovery. Many of these protein/recovery shakes are high in calories and will actually cause you to ingest excessive uneeded calories causing you to gain weight instead of lose it. One of the best recovery meals scientifically tested is simply chocolate milk.
Supplements
What is the best supplement on the market?
While exercise must be performed regularly, nutrition is the most important factor in your health and weight maintenance. We live excessively busy schedules these days. People rarely have time to be at home and eat healthy home cooked meals and often don't pack a lunch. Many of my clients and patients ask me about supplements. While I often defer to a nutritionist for specific supplements for different medical conditions, there is one WHOLE FOOD supplement that I do believe in. Juice Plus+® is unique due to the fact that it is dehydrated fruits and vegetables in a capsule form. How much more convenient can good nutrition get?
Not only is Juice Plus+® packed with nutrients, but it is not man-made like most of our isolated nutrients on the market. There has been many research articles written on the dangers of isolated nutrients. Do we really think our bodies can process high doses of Vitamin E or A properly without the thousands of micronutrients found with those macronutrients in our fruits and vegetables?
Think about...do you get your recommended 9-13 different fruits and vegetable on a daily basis? The answer is a no-brainer to me. I love Juice Plus+® because it is convenient, safe and extremely well researched. Many of my clients have extremely positive changes in their health with taking Juice Plus+®. If you are interested in optimizing your daily nutrition please check out the link at the bottom of the page to read the research for yourself!
Juice Plus+® has a vineyard blend that covers many of the juices above for a maximum antioxidant effect!
Exercise Associated Muscle Cramps (EAMC) Exercise Associated Muscle Cramps are skeletal muscle cramps the occur during or shortly following exercise. EAMC usually occurs in muscles such as the calf, quadriceps and hamstrings while they are contracted in their shortened state. EAMC may be identified by stiffness, pain, visible knotting of the muscles ans soreness that can last for days. A person experiencing EAMC may experience symptoms up to 8 hours post exercise. The exact cause of exercise induced muscle cramps is unknown and controversial. While it is traditionally thought to occur from exercise in hot, humid environments scientific evidence suggests a neuromuscular cause. Athletes still experience cramps in cool, temperature controlled environments and studies on crampers vs non-crampers show no significant difference in fluid loss.
Hydration
Sleep
