All activities use fuel,
which is measured in calories and often referred to as energy.
Unfortunately many of us leave the house on a half-full tank or even
less. In order to run effectively, it is important to make sure that
our fuel tanks are properly filled. Our immediate fuel tanks are our
muscles. The quick burning fuels our bodies use are carbohydrates such
as bread, pasta, rice, vegetables, fruit and sugar. When we eat
carbohydrates they are converted in the body and stored as muscle
glycogen-this filling up the fuel tank
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DO:
Drink a
Formula 1
shake
mixed with diluted fruit juice 30 minutes before exercise. This provides
immediate fuel in the muscles (muscle glycogen)
NB. If fat loss is also
desired, then Pre-exercise (i.e.. The Fuel (before) phase), use
only
Thermojetics Instant Herbal Beverage
and NOT Formula 1 (this means that body fat will be
broken down to provide the energy source).
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David Mason, Triathlete
in early 2004 beat my 10k run
time on a hilly course by 45 second
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Fat=Reserve Fuel
Fats in our food are
stored in the long distance fuel tanks: our fat cells. We tap into these
reserve fuel tanks when we participate in endurance events.
DO:
Use Herbalife's full line of nutritional products including
Formula 2 Vitamin –Mineral & Herbal tablets and
Cell Activator to ensure your giving your body optimal
nutrition.
Optimal nutrition
sets Herbalife products apart from all the other programmes. And
this approach to nutrition is based on the time-honoured principle of
balance.
By making use of
three major technologies –good science, micronutrient supplementation
and herbal science-many of Herbalife's products work synergistically
with each other to help you increase the absorption of the nutrients
in your food. In the process, this critical balance of nutrients and
herbs helps to optimise your ability to digest food properly,
further assuring that nutrition reaches the cellular level
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Stage 2 -
HYDRATING (DURING)
During training,
competition and your workout, drink fluid at least every 5 minutes.
DO:
Drink water with
Herbal Aloe Drink.
Consume water with a
very weak solution of
Formula 1 .
Enjoy
Thermojetics Instant Herbal Beverage
(contains caffeine) as often as desired.
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Jeremy West
Double World Kayak Sprint Champion
My strength, endurance
and speed have all made huge leaps forward, while my recovery times
instantly went through the floor.
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Stage 3 -
REFUELLING
Keep in mind that our
window of opportunity for maximum-potential glycogen replenishment
occurs within the first 30 mins after exercise. This simply means
that we have a 30 minute WINDOW when our fuel tanks-our
muscles-are most receptive towards being refilled.
DO:
Immediately after exercise drink a
Formula 1 shake mixed up with fruit juice –start filling
those fuel tanks! Continue refuelling after exercise with
carbohydrate foods.
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Stage 4 -
REPAIRING
Protein
=Repair
After exercise, we
should also take in high quality protein. Every activity in life damages
muscle cells; the more strenuous the activity or the exercise, the more
damage that occurs. Adequate,
high quality protein assists muscle cells in repairing
themselves.
DO:
About one and a half to two hours after exercise end, drink
another
Formula 1 mixed with a protein-rich beverage or food (milk
or yoghurt). Add a scoop of
Protein Supplement powder for extra protein
benefits.
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Derrick Varley, UK
Marathon Runner
I am now fifty-one years old and today have more energy and I am stronger than I was in my twenties. These products are truly amazing!
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Stage 5 -
RECOVERY
Research suggest that
antioxidants nutrients assist in reducing recovery time by helping the
body combat free –radical damage. Athletes create large amounts of free
radicals in several ways. One way is by simply
breathing in far more oxygen than a non-active person does.
By minimising free–radical production, the athlete can
potentially reduce the amount of recovery time needed between
events. Reducing free –radical damage may:
1. speed up lactic acid removal mechanisms
2. reduce muscle-fibril degradation
3. increase glycogen resynthesis
The bottom line is that an athlete may feel less soreness, stiffness
and fatigue. This may lead to more time for practice and playing the
sport. A variety of antioxidants enhance the body’s recovery and
regenerate each other to sustain the body’s antioxidant power
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DO:
Take Herbalife's antioxidant products –
Schizandra Plus and
Rose Ox
The body has to perform
optimally when in a state of good nutritional health. As active people, we
must take a proactive approach toward our nutritional health. As active
people, we must take a proactive approach toward our nutritional intake so
that we have high quality fuel available and the energy necessary to sustain
our desired levels of activity, exercise and competition. |
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DO:
Take
Herbalifeline, which provides abundant Omega –3 fatty
acids that
help support your heart and circulation
ADDITIONS
To ensure you obtain and absorb the proper amount of vitamins and
minerals, include
Formula 2 Vitamin –Mineral & Herbal tablets and
Cell Activator in your diet.
Remember, during warm-ups and after exercise has finished, it is vital
to stretch and cool down to assist in the recovery and repairing
process.
Herbalife's products can be used by those who simply go to the gym or by
those who train and compete seriously. For all levels of active people,
Herbalife can be used to fuel, refuel, repair and help with recovery
Click here
for detail of sports nutrition products/programmes
click here for information on the
importance of the GI index
