Trying your best is way competition is really about, but as Lee Gardner, president and head coach of Trismarter explains trying is just part of going the distance in a triathlon. Lee tells us why having the right bike is important, but also that making sure the bike fits is very important as well. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Lee Gardner Tells if First Don’t Succeed TriSmarter
Category: nutrition
MSN Gets Healthy
MSN is introducing MSN Healthy Living, a new health and lifestyle website that will feature wellness content from respected brands including Prevention, Health.com, MayoClinic, Harvard and EatingWell. This is also a spin-off of MSN Helath, but with a redesign that includes an emphasis on wellness. The idea is help readers live more healthy and proactive lives
Sounds like an idea we might have had!
The New 24/7 Bobble
A water bottle is now as much an accessory as an MP3 player or pair of running shoes for the exerciser. Bobble just created a new version of its popular filtered water bottle, the Bobble 24/7. The Bobble 24/7 is 24 oz (750 mL), and comes in magenta, blue or gray. Continue reading The New 24/7 Bobble
Clif Bar Offers Organic Bars
Clif Bar is going back to nature. The company is introducing Clif Kit’s Organic, a new snack bar made with 100 percent organic fruit and nuts. Clif Bar co-CEO Kit Crawford inspired the organic line after he experiences on her family farm where she developed a passion for organic ingredients and handcrafted foods. Continue reading Clif Bar Offers Organic Bars
Study Suggests Jogging Can Extend Your Life by Up to 6 Years
Good news for joggers. A new study shows that jogging — between one hour and 2.5 hours per week — can extend your life by up to 6 years.
Researchers at the Copenhagen City Heart Study in Denmark looked at a database of 20,000 joggers and non joggers, ranging in age from 23 to 93. They found that jogging, at a slow or average pace, extended the life expectancy of men by 6.2 years and of women by 5.6 years. Over a period of 35 years, those who didn’t jog had a total of 10,158 deaths, while there were only 122 deaths among those who jogged on a regular basis.
The study also suggested that breaking your runs into two or three sessions over the course of the week yields the best results. Likewise, high intensity speed intervals and training till exhaustion aren’t necessary. In fact, the study suggests that the risk of death was greater for people who logged in heavy miles (sorry, marathoners) or those who ran at faster paces. (Risk of death was also greater for people who ran less than one hour a week.)
And if that still isn’t enough to get you on the track, the study also reiterated all the health benefits we already know about jogging such as the fact that it lowers your blood pressure, improves cardiac function, and helps manage your weight.
[via The Atlantic: Jog 15 Minutes a Day, Extend Your Life by 5 Years or More]
President’s Council, ESA Join to Promote Active Video Games
Several forces recently joined together to promote the Active Play Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA+) Challenge. Those forces include the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN); the Entertainment Software Association (ESA); and leaders from the U.S. video game industry.
The Active Play Presidential Active Lifestyle Award Challenge aims to highlight active video games as one way to help Americans lead more active lives. Continue reading President’s Council, ESA Join to Promote Active Video Games
Sports Drinks – Bad For the Teeth?
We know sports drinks can seem like a godsend when you’re out on a long ride or doing a serious workout. But now a new study, published in the clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), found that the increased consumption of sport and so-called “energy” drinks can lead to potentially irreversible tooth damage!
In the study researchers looked at nine energy drinks and 13 sports drinks and examined the high acidity levels that can erode tooth enamel, the outer layer of teeth. Continue reading Sports Drinks – Bad For the Teeth?
Fitbit Aria Scale Blasts Your Weight to the Web
Fitbit fans have a new accessory to compliment their Fitbit pedometer. The new Fitbit Aria is the company’s modern-day take on the scale packing built-in Wi-Fi and the ability to record (and blast out to the Internets) your weight, BMI, and body fat percentage.
The scale can recognize up to eight different user profiles (all profiles are set to private by default) and once connected to your home Wi-Fi network, wirelessly beams your data straight to your Fitbit online dashboard combining your physical activity (tracked by the Fitbit) with your weight loss (tracked by the Aria). From the dashboard you can set goals, track your weight loss progress, and even earn “badges” as you reach your goals. Continue reading Fitbit Aria Scale Blasts Your Weight to the Web
Sunday Q&A: Michael Folan of Infinit Talks Custom Sport Drinks
Avid runner, mountain and road bike racer Michael Folan knows a thing or two about sports drinks, as he’s had a lot over the years. He played NCAA Lacrosse and Hockey as a youth through College, and is a 10-time Ironman finisher, and runs Marathons, as well as the occasional adventure race.
He’s also one has helped develop customized nutrition solutions at Infinit Nutrition. But it is a lot more than just delivering great tastes! Michael talked to KineticShift about the sports drinks. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Michael Folan of Infinit Talks Custom Sport Drinks
Weekend Reading List (4.28.12): Caught on Camera, Home Cooking, Strange Surfing
Hit and Run Caught on Camera
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From YouTube: Berkeley Cyclist Hit by Car
Me and my friend were hit by a car in California – Berkeley
The guy did not stop! He ran away!
Thank guys for your support! Yesterday I went to the police department and I reported the crime. I also gave the video to the police officer. It was possible to identify the number of the car on the video. The police have located the car and the owner. Now I’m waiting for the return of the police on the case. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (4.28.12): Caught on Camera, Home Cooking, Strange Surfing
Made in America: GU Energy Gel
Electronic shifting. Carbon fiber. Strava. None of these will help you perform better if you bonk during a ride or run – you might as well be wearing a boat anchor around your neck. Fueling your body during an extended period of exertion is more important than whatever new whiz-bang gadget you just purchased. Just like gasoline and coolant to an automobile, if your body runs out of fuel or water, you are done.
GU Energy Labs of Berkeley, California knows sports nutrition all to well and has been involved in the industry since 1991. Their first product was a single serving gel that was fairly revolutionary at the time. While racing for mountain bike team in western Pennsylvania around that time, I remember receiving packets of GU gel to use since they were a team sponsor. The other choices at the time were chalky tasting energy bars and Fig Newtons. The GU gels were a welcome addition to the nutrition arsenal. These single-serving packets traveled well in a cycling jersey, even during events in the pouring rain. When needed, they were easy to open, consume and digest. They quickly provided the necessary fuel needed to be competitive, and as a bonus they actually tasted good. Continue reading Made in America: GU Energy Gel
Got Chocolate Milk? An Alternative to Sports Drinks
Need to replenish what was lost after a workout? Try a glass of chocolate milk. While often thought of as a kid’s drink, low-fat chocolate milk has the nutritional benefits to help you recover after a marathon run, according to a story in The Tennessean, which reports that the St. Jude Country Music Marathon & Half-Marathon in Nashville will be offering low-fat chocolate milk for the first time in its 13-year history, alongside water, sports drinks, fruit, and energy bars.
Many nutritionists and fitness mags are advocating chocolate milk for post-workout recovery, and you’ll find plenty of chocolate-flavored protein shakes. “Chocolate milk after a workout or after a run has got protein in it for replenishing muscles and more carbohydrates in the lactose,” said Jimmy Burkhard, a licensed nutritionist interviewed in the story.
Another expert quoted, Tracy Noerper, recommends drinking eight ounces of chocolate milk within two hours after a training run or after completing a marathon or half-marathon. She says chocolate milk has the right mixture of protein to carbohydrates.
Of course, the thought of drinking several glasses of something thick like milk might turn off a lot of people, but who doesn’t enjoy chocolate?
Weekend Reading List (3.17.12): Pro Cycling Challenge Goes Gran, CDC Butts Out, Fat Cells Burn, MLB Social Swing
USA Pro Cycling Does Texas Gran
From BikeRadar: USA Pro Cycling Challenge partner with Gran Fondo: Texas TMCO
The USA Pro Cycling Challenge, one of the largest professional cycling races in the US, have teamed up with the second-annual Gran Fondo: Texas TMCO to create the KOM (King of the Mountain) Challenge. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (3.17.12): Pro Cycling Challenge Goes Gran, CDC Butts Out, Fat Cells Burn, MLB Social Swing