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The 4-R’s of Nutrition for Exercise Recovery

The 4-R’s of Nutrition for Exercise Recovery When considering recovery post-exercise, a four-part framework has been developed to guide nutrition and lifestyle practices to optimise the process. The 4 R’s Framework is made up of Rehydration, Refuel, Repair and Rest. Rehydration During exercise, anywhere from 0.3 to 2.4 litres of sweat can be lost per

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Different nutrition strategies and how to decide what is the best approach for you

Different nutrition strategies and how to decide what is the best approach for you. Within nutrition coaching, we have a number of strategies we can use to achieve weight-centred or performance related goals. How appropriate these strategies are and how effective they will be is highly specific to each individual is determined based on each

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Did you know that our bodies are 70% water? Why is it important to know this?

Our heart rate and body temperature increases when we exercise or are out in the heat on a hot day. The way our body regulates this increase in body temperature is through sweating (evaporation), through a process called thermoregulation. Once we finish exercising, we need to replace the fluid lost by rehydrating. Rehydrating after exercise

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Working out on an empty stomach, why you should or shouldn’t do this.

As mentioned before the information differs for different chronic health populations, with medications and biological factors playing a role. Eating meals containing carbohydrates are known to increase blood glucose and insulin concentrations. When this is followed by exercise, glucose uptake into skeletal muscle is enhanced, leading to a lower effect on blood glucose. This has

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CARBOHYDRATES ????

What are they?Carbohydrates, also known as carbs or saccharides, is a group of foods that are converted into glucose during digestion. Glucose is a type of sugar that can be used immediately or stored away and be used later for energy. Once carbohydrates turns into glucose, it can raise your blood sugar level. It is

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