Are you looking for healthy organic supplements to help you improve your athletic performance? More and more athletes, sportsmen and women, both professional and amateur, are turning to dietary formulas to get the most out of their workouts. These natural products...
Ibuprofen and exercise: Why we should not consume it
Collaborators: Lilia Núñez, physiatrist and Medical Director of Metas Sports Ricardo Quezada, specialist in sports medicine and rehabilitation medicine. For many athletes, the consumption of NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs), the most popular being...
Sports doping: substances and performance
Due to the immoderate and abusive use of substances in sports, I would like to present something published by an expert working group in 2005 and published in a prestigious journal of Cardiology. Athletes commonly use drugs and supplements, hoping to find an increase...
How much does a soccer player run?
Many readers ask how many kilometers a soccer player runs per game. Although the distance covered by a soccer player depends on variants such as his position on the field or the intensity of the match, they usually run between 8 and 12 kilometers per game. However,...
Vitamins and better sports performance, fact or fiction?
Many athletes, professional or amateur, often comment on their experience with the use of various drugs or supplements for sports that are popularized as ergogenic aids to improve sports performance, the most popular being vitamins and within these, the B complex...
The psychology of running in novice runners: motivation, benefits and challenges
Running is one of the most accessible and popular forms of exercise worldwide. For beginners, embarking on the adventure of running involves a physical transformation and a significant change in psychology and mental well-being. Like other hobbies, such as gambling at...
Heat stroke: Symptoms, what it is and how to treat it
Heat stroke is a medical emergency characterized by an increase in body temperature above 40ºC and alterations of the central nervous system. Early diagnosis is essential because the mortality rate is very high if the appropriate initial measures are not taken....
What is orthorexia? Symptoms, causes, consequences and treatment
Within the search for a healthy and balanced life, many times we tend to associate these terms only with leaving aside habits that are usually identified with poor diet, although the reality is that this also encompasses not losing your head and balance, as far as...