Is eating fruit always healthy? «Fruits provide a wide variety of essential nutrients. Some of these act as regulatory elements by participating in enzymatic functions. In other words, their vitamins and minerals are necessary to activate intracellular processes. They...
The enjoyment and reaching the goal in the great adventure that defines an "ultramarathon" is undoubtedly influenced in part by nutrition and hydration, determining factors for the athlete to perform at his or her best. Having said this, the first thing that comes to...
In daily life, fluid intake should replace fluid losses and thus establish a balance. On average, this loss ranges between 2.7 liters in men and 3.7 liters in women in 24 hours; 20-30% of this is covered by food and 70-80% by water or liquids. This is why we should...
With this article, I would like to answer one of the most frequently asked questions among runners: What should I eat before going out for a run? What should I eat before training? Below, I present menus where I suggest what to eat depending on whether your training...
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...
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...
Written by: Lic. Sandra Suárez B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics/Master in Human Nutrition Salt supplementation is essential, especially when it comes to long-duration or not-so-long-duration training but in scorching or humid environments. How much salt to consume?...
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...
By: M. Sc. Sandra SuárezSports nutritionist and marathon runner Learn some tips from sports nutritionist, Sandra Suarez to achieve optimal conditions for running a 15K. Getting the expected results without overexerting your body. 2 days before the race 2 days before...
Written by: Lic. Sandra Suarez Lic. in Nutrition and Dietetics/Magister in Human Nutrition If you want to feel more energetic than ever in 10K races, follow the recommendations below: The day before your 10K race: Drink 10-12 glasses of water or enough to make your...
5k is easy to say, but it is undoubtedly the 5k of the beginning, the adaptation, and the welcome to what we know as "being a runner". Running this distance will be the starting point for an exercise that needs training and nutritional control that takes into account...
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...
