Avoid activities that require jumping or squatting. Avoid stairclimbing, run on softer surfaces and avoid hills. Strengthen and stretch your hip and thigh muscles.Wear supportive shoes with cushioned soles. |
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Next thing they know, they have torn a calf muscle or sprained an ankle and they're visiting a therapist like Gelfand, supervisor of the Nicholas Institute for Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. "The biggest mistakes are going too fast, too far, Or too soon," Gelfand says. Often, patients do not learn from their mistakes, he adds. |
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Your workout must be identical to the upcoming event to deplete the right muscles. Then eat a high-carbohydrate diet (70-80 percent carbs, 10 to15 percent fat, 10-15 percent protein) and do little or no exercise starting three days before your event. Muscles loaded with unused glycogen will be available to work for longer periods of time during competition. |
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As you increase exercise intensity, your body uses more carbohydrates for fuel. If your body uses up its glycogen supply and you keep exercising, your body will burn fat for energy, decreasing exercise intensity. What you eat several days before endurance activities affects performance. |
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According to fitness magazines, which provides market research for the dietary supplement industry, U.S. sales of pills, powders, bars and beverages promoted to boost athletic performance reached $1.26 billion in 1997. |
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Strong bones prevent stress fractures that can occur while working out or during a game. Foods from the milk group are the best sources of calcium. Athletes who want a winning edge should get the right nutrition. When you drink enough water and eat a balanced diet, your body can make energy efficiently and fuel top performance. |
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Sales of some supplements received a huge boost in 1998 when reporters revealed that St. Louis slugger Mark McGwire used the supposed muscle-building substances androstenedione and creatine during his successful bid to break Roger Maris home run record. |
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Start out slowly. If you've been inactive for years, you can't run the Boston Marathon after 2 weeks of training. Begin with a 10-minute period of light exercise or a brisk walk every day and gradually increase how hard you exercise and for how long. |
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Pain may radiate down your elbow to the thumb side of your forearm (tennis elbow) or to the pinkie side (golf elbow). The grip on your tennis racquet is too small, or there's too much tension on the strings. Or you're gripping a golf club or baseball bat incorrectly. |
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Your workout must be identical to the upcoming event to deplete the right muscles. Then eat a high-carbohydrate diet (70-80 percent carbs, 10 to15 percent fat, 10-15 percent protein) and do little or no exercise starting three days before your event. |
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Under the act, androstenedione, also called andro, and creatine are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not subject to the same scientific scrutiny as drugs.Major League Baseball officials are taking a hard look at andro and its use. Androstenedione was developed by East German researchers who used it beginning in the 1970s in an attempt to boost the performance of Olympic swimmers and other athletes. |
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