During workouts of any kind, we all need to rehydrate from time to time. While water is what we can rely on usually, it falls short of what is needed during strenuous exercise, and/or intense physical efforts such as hard training and racing. These types of hard endurance can take a tool on the body [...]
Posts Tagged ‘dehydration’
Keeping Your Body Running A Top Efficiency During Warmer Months
In some ways, our bodies are no different than our cars, for, we too can have heat related issues. We need to have ways to avoid them and build endurance. Here are a few tips to consider: 1. While our bodies are made up of about 65% water, that still doesn’t mean we can’t over [...]
Morning Runs or Early Runs, Both Work, Beating The Heat
Well, getting a run in early while the temp is down is one way to beat the heat. Today, I ran at 12:30pm and it was in the low 80′s. As I type here, the temp hit 90 degrees. Compared to yesterday’s run, today was slightly cooler and more runable. I did the same [...]
Being active in warmer weather
One has to be careful during warmer weather especially when it concerns dehydration
Getting Your Run in and Beating the Heat
It’s been HOT, but, not hot to keep me from running. This past Monday morning around 7:30am, I ran 5 miles with some walking due to the humidity. The above stats are about this run. I was going to run around 6:00am, but, I just wasn’t with it at that time, not to say that [...]
Getting Active and Dealing with Dehydration
During the summer when I race, I sometimes have to consider not to race because of the extreme heat. One time when I ran in a local race, it was over 90′ and very humid. I didn’t know it at the time, but while I was racing, there were people getting sick at the finish [...]
Choosing a Fitness Drink
Well, for me, my preference is undoubtedly H30 Fitness Drink for more than just one reason. While I used to sell Herbalife, this is how I found this drink and when ever possible, I still use this drink. Now, I do have a second favorite fitness drink which is Poweraide Zero. When I don’t have [...]
Building up for the rest of the year
This time of year at least for me is the slowest. I have went from no activity this time of year (Winter) to whatever I can fit in even if I have to use the Treadmill. I prefer the road to the machine. The neat thing about Winter is that this time of year can [...]
Dehydration, Realities, Do’s Don’ts
There are times, we don’t even think of dehydration especially during the cooler months. Truth is, you can dehydrate anytime. Dehydration in simple terms, is that the body is lacking the proper amount of fluid it needs. I read an article a few years ago that during a race, a Marathon I think, a runner [...]
