FUELLING
Carbohydrates = Instant Fuel
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
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).
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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