Archive for the ‘Fitness’ Category

Energy For Muscle Building

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Muscle building exercise is a significant part of any Antiaging Wellness Program. We need to ensure that >firstly we maintain sufficient energy levels to support our workout schedules, and provide sufficient nutrition to boost muscle fibre. The aims of our antiaging program nutrition are therefore

  • Optimal cell nutrition,
  • Fat loss
  • Muscle building
  • High energy.

The primary source of energy for muscle building is not from the calorie content of the food; but on how the food interacts with the body. We want foods that support more muscle, less fat and detoxification.

In our recent blog ” Maximising Energy Throughout The Day“  we talked about the three different types of energy food and how each one supports a different type of exercise.

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Maximising Energy Throughout The Day

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

Every noticed that some days just drag. Your mind is waffling; the stairs you normally bound up with ease seem to go on for ever. 

Most of the time we look to physical reasons for our fatigue. But in many cases, it is the food you have eaten over the past 24 hours that is responsible. 

Our basic daily energy needs are dictated by our Basal Metabolic Rate – the energy we use in a rested state to support normal body functioning. Add a bit of exercise into the mix and our energy requirements increase. If we don’t add sufficient calories, our bodies start burning our energy stores, namely fat. Now for those wanting to lose fat, this probably sounds pretty terrific. But what happens when we don’t have sufficient energy stores, or fat stores, or we are burning energy faster than our body can convert fat into available energy. 

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