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Prevention: strengthen your Achilles by performing toe lifts: Place a five to10 pound weight on each foot. (Use weights you can strap around your feet rather than dumbbells.) Sit on a tall chair with your feet dangling, then point your toes up without lifting your thighs. |
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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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If you have never exercised before or if you are changing your current exercise program, make sure you consult your physician prior to beginning a new exercise routine. Using the same large muscle group, rhythmically, for a period of 15 to 20 minutes or longer while maintaining 60-80% of your maximum heart rate. |
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Exercise must become one of those things that you do without question, like bathing and brushing your teeth. Unless you are convinced of the benefits of fitness and the risks of unfitness, you will not succeed. |
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Carotenoid antioxidants break the chain reactions of free radical damage. No matter how hard you try, without protein you simply can't put on mass or retain your shape while dieting. But how much do you really know about this essential nutrient? It isn't as simple as eating 0.8 gram per pound of bodyweight (or 1 gram. |
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When you workout or compete, especially in hot weather, try to closely match the amount of fluid you drink with the amount you lose to sweat. Cool water is the best fluid to keep you hydrated during workouts or events lasting an hour or less. |  |
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 | You have strained your adductor muscles, which run down the insides of your thighs. Apply ice ASAP for 20 minutes and then every two hours the first day. During your recovery, avoid stairs and hills.Warm up before you work out, then stretch your legs thoroughly. When you return to action after suffering a groin injury, wrap your entire thigh with an elastic bandage. |
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How it happens: You have a tight Achilles tendon and injure it by running or jumping too much. What is going on is that you have torn or inflamed your Achilles tendon, which connects your calf to your heel and helps point your foot downward. Treatment: Ice for 10 minutes, three times a day. Avoid stairs. |
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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. Your food the morning of a sports competition can ward off hunger, keep blood sugar levels adequate and aid hydration. |
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The pain intensifies when you squat or climb stairs. Walking downstairs is more painful than climbing up.You're running on concrete or uneven surfaces in wornout shoes, or you're cycling on a seat that's too low or in a gear that's too high. |  |
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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. |
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Carbohydrate intake: Your body may use protein for energy if you exercise with low levels of muscle glycogen or if you do repeated training sessions without eating more carbohydrates. |
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Aerobic means with air or oxygen. You should be able to carry on a short conversation while doing aerobic exercise. If you are gasping for air while talking, you are probably working anaerobically. |
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Early attempts to prevent steroid abuse concentrated on drug testing and on educating students about the drugs' adverse effects. A few school districts test for abuse of illicit drugs, including steroids, and studies are currently under way to determine whether such testing reduces drug abuse.
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