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Exercise For Strength

When you start with enough muscle glycogen, protein supplies about 5 percent of energy. Otherwise it may supply up to 10 percent. Saturated fats come in foods from animals (i.e., meats, eggs, milk, cheese, etc.) and unsaturated fats in some vegetable products (i.e., corn oil). Fats should provide no more than about 20 to 30 percent of daily calories.

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. Weight training, or strength training, builds strength and muscles.

Drink even if you are not thirsty. Thirst is not a reliable way to tell if you need water. You will not start feeling thirsty until you have already lost about 2 percent of body weight, enough to hurt performance.

Experts say the helmet is the most important but least worn piece of safety equipment. There are many different kinds of antioxidants and they work together to help fight the harmful effects of free radicals. Our bodies produce some antioxidants and other important antioxidants are consumed in our diets.

Treatments

Stop the offending activity immediately and rub an ice cube across the affected area for five minutes four times on the first day.

Your body converts sugars and starches in carbohydrates to energy (glucose) or stores it in the liver and muscle tissues (glycogen), giving you endurance and power for high-intensity, short duration activities. If your body runs out of carbohydrate fuel during exercise, it will burn fat and protein for energy, causing your performance level to drop.