All kidding aside, it got us to thinking about our nutritional
habits both in and out of training routines. There’s so much information out there
that it’s often easy to do the wrong thing and hard to discover the right
thing. And naturally, when you’re logging 35 miles a week, you’re going to be a
little hungry. Plus, nothing tastes better after a ten mile run than an ice
cold beer!
So, when it comes to navigating through all the nutritional
tips and pointers out there, our advice
is simple: Think for yourself and aim for moderation. This means don't
follow the marketing on labels or at restaurants and practice restraint when it
comes to temptations to overindulge or over-imbibe .
Also, here are three suggestions that will help properly fuel and replenish your body during your training. They’re not drastic changes, but instead logical dietary guidelines for the long run (pun intended).
- Skip the salt, hold the sugar. Altering your habits here is important. The more we add salt or sugar, the more our taste buds demand it. Skip it in your coffee or sprinkled on your meals.
- Lite is not right. Low-fat dairy and meats are great, but avoid anything lite, lo-fat, or “diet.” This goes first and foremost for salad dressings and packaged snacks or desserts.
- Just add water. This isn’t to say you can never have a soda or glass of juice, but opt for water when you’re thirsty and don’t keep soda – even diet soda – in your fridge. Go for the whole fruit instead of the juice. Plus, water is the natural way to rehydrate after a workout.
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