Keeping Fit and Healthy!
Like a call from the Internal Revenue Service, post-workout nutrition is not something to take lightly. When you exercise intensely, your energy stores in the form of muscle glycogen become depleted and your muscle fibers suffer some degree of damage. This places your body in a situation in which it requires the correct nutrients to …
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While you exercise, your body becomes depleted of certain nutrients, and not replenishing them quickly slows the nutrition recovery process. Nourishing your body after a hard workout or competition is key. Here are five common mistakes that people make after a heavy workout: Mistake 1: Not rehydrating The sweat that you lose during your workout may …
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Beyond hitting all your scheduled workouts, there are other components of your running plan that are every bit as crucial, including stretching, strength training and nutrition. To improve both your race times and fitness level, it’s important to realize that what you eat (and when!) matters. Read More: Your Complete Guide to Spring Running Season Your …
Sunday was a beautiful clear sunny day with no wind – perfect hiking conditions. It was cool in the early morning and it soon warmed up. We enjoyed a good workout in the great outdoors. As always it was great meeting “old” friends and making new acquaintances and friends. Bienvenue Augustin , Charlene , Gilles et …
Walking has always carried a huge variety of different benefits that go beyond just fitness. Here are 10 reasons why you should start walking now. Source: Get Out And Start Walking | Men’s Health
I got a bit worried when I listened to the weather forecast on the news on Saturday night – the forecast for the following day, Sunday the 3rd July was 3C min and 15C max… (more below…) [Click on a photo to enlarge it] Photos: Courtesy of Niren Singh At the meeting place close to …
There was heavy fog as we approached Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve. It was great meeting friends and newcomers. For the first kilometer we couldn’t see where we were walking… finally the weather cleared and we enjoyed a sun-filled day for the rest of the hike. Yageshree commented that her Mom maintains that if there is heavy …
It was good seeing “old” friends and making new ones. Great hiking weather, good exercise and an enjoyable lunch afterwards. Thanks to Ilona and Niren for co-hosting and thanks to Billy, Jan and Sylvia for the photos (click on a photo for the ‘light box’ effect).
Sunday Hike and Lunch – 7 Feb 2016: a beautiful sunny day, good exercise, great company and an enjoyable lunch. Thanks to all who participated. Thanks to Ilona and Niren for co-hosting and thanks to Billy and Jan for the photos.
A beautiful day, a great hike in the company of beautiful people. A tasty lunch followed at the beautiful Thaba Ya. I would like to quote Jan Whitehead: “We are reminded at KLIPRIVIRSBERG Nature Reserve, when hiking along the undulating curves of this Green Gem, just south of Johannesburg, how exhilarating and uplifting it is …
