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?...
Plan considerations People with at least six months of uninterrupted running regularly have participated in 10K and 21K races. M information on preparing for your first marathon: Am I ready to run a marathon? Duration: 20 weeks Goal: Finish the marathon Observations...
Many runners are faced at the end of training with the question of what to do the last week, the week of truth, the one where Martin Fiz (Spanish Olympic runner) says, "This week you have to listen to me more than in the whole program." My personal experience These...
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,...
The iconic New York Marathon will take runners as usual through the five boroughs of New York City. The first edition of this race took place in 1970 and had the participation of 127 runners who paid just 1 dollar for their registration. Of those,...
For years, the occurrence of muscle cramps during physical activity has been associated with dehydration and changes or alterations in electrolyte concentrations (sodium, potassium, magnesium) and has become more of a myth since the first reports of these occurred in...
Although it may be a question with a straightforward answer, for athletes, it is not so. For them, a marathon is synonymous with a journey in which the athlete challenges himself, discovers, and tests his or her mental and spiritual strength to achieve a goal: to...
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...
You have to see some people's desire to run when they go on vacation. There are many people who, without any previous habit, take to the sand to try to run a few kilometers to reduce the extra kilos they have gained with so much summer excess. And there are those...
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...
When discussing strength training, some areas tend to get more attention from many athletes for aesthetic reasons (mainly in this case) or health reasons. This muscle area becomes an area where the work should be more focused. Regardless of which is the case, it is...
