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MENOPAUSE – THE IMPORTANCE OF CARBOHYDRATES
Carbohydrates have started to be demonised like fats use to be, but they are really important for our bodies to work properly, your brain uses carbohydrates for energy and so do your red blood cells and many more functions in the human body. It is also the bodies...
MENOPAUSE – FOOD TIMINGS
As we go through the menopause, food timing becomes very important because we become insulin sensitive (or carb sensitive). What this means is it’s harder for your body to use starches and blood sugar effectively as it used to and get that glucose into your cells...
SKIPPING SESSIONS
WHAT I CAN DO AS YOUR COACH TO HELP YOU BE CONSISTENT One of the first things I would advise you all to do is maybe re-evaluate how much time you have available to train and to do this, first workout and how much time you need for the following non-negotiables: Work...
PRE/DURING/POST NUTRITION FOR RACING AND TRAINING
Many of you start workouts in a dehydrated or under-fuelled state which can reduce your performance. Ask yourselves, do you put the same kind of effort and attention into the food and meals you eat each day as you do your workouts? This might seem like a strange...
THE SCIENCE OF HYDRATION
KEY ACTIONS OF HYDRATION: It helps transport calories across the stomach to the lower intestine, so it acts as a transporter & aids absorption. Maintains blood volume. THREE MAIN ROLES DURING EXERCISE Blood delivers oxygen to the muscles to create energy and...
CARB LOADING – SHOULD YOU DO IT BEFORE A RACE?
For Men yes but for Women No! And here is why....... Women's bodies fuel differently from men's. We rely on blood glucose first then fatty acids so not our stored muscle & liver supply & also the different phases of the menstrual cycle will have an...
I’M GOING TO TELL YOU A STORY…….
Some of this story you have probably heard before but I'm going to tell it with a different mindset. My journey into the fitness world started when I was at school, I loved sport and was in all the teams, I wasn't the best but I was good enough to get into the teams....
What to do during the Triathlon Off-season
The Off-season can be a difficult time for triathletes, because it is a time to rest, refresh, plan and prepare for the next season and it is the first two that triathletes have the most problem with - REST & REFRESH! REST & REFRESH Rest is easier said than...
Long Distance Races – Give Them The Respect They Deserve!
I see in my line of work athletes not giving long distance races the respect they deserve. Whether it is a marathon, big swim, long bike challenge or long distance triathlon, I see athletes suddenly panicking a couple of weeks before their race, because they have not...
Why am I not getting fitter/faster?
The question coaches get asked, why am I not getting fitter or faster? There are a few reasons for this and I ask these questions: How may sessions for each discipline are you doing a week?Are you consistently training every week?Are you doing too much training? I am...