This week, read about dietary guidelines and health, BPA and blood pressure, how high intensity intervals boost health, staying fast over 40, Greek yogurt, fatigue and endurance performance, and more. Are Dietary Guidelines Really Making Us Fat or Sick? A common theme in many internet posts is how the dietary guidelines are outdated, and are making people […]
Category Archives: Masters Athletes
November Training Update and Racing Plans
Here’s a diversion from recipes, food, health, and fitness news to give you an update on a passion of mine – training and racing for cross country skiing. Let’s just say that at my age I’m not the typical athlete on the Canadian race circuit, but enjoy this high-level competition tremendously. Smart training and a sport […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about how to fuel for a faster marathon, more reasons to eat Mediterranean style, the health benefits of oats, Halloween candy to fuel training, and more. Want to Run a Fast Marathon? Make Sure You Fuel it Right with Carbs! Many athletes don’t consume enough carbohydrates in training and racing, despite a significant body of […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about how art misportrays runners, the child fitness tax credit, MSG, grapefruit juice, and more. What Does Running Look Like? Strike a running pose . . . are your arms and legs positioned correctly? Are you sure? A recent study by psychologist Julian Meltzoff showed that many people will pose incorrectly (arm and […]