Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Add Sports Nutrition Science into Your Active Lifestyle

What ever your current achievements as an athlete, regular sports competitor or newly more active person, your goal is always to improve, to get stronger and faster, to jump higher or run further.

Whether you are in pursuit of excellence or you have just added a basic amount of physical activity to your daily lifestyle, your body needs sound sport supplements to get off to the right start. And so it is vital that you nurture your body with the very best nutrition available to maintain the high level of performance you expect.

What you put in, you get out! Is your current “fuel supply” providing your body with everything you need?
If you are not sure whether to reply “yes” or “no,” read through the following statements, and we’ll show you how Herbalife sports supplements can supply you with a nutritional edge.

  • My body needs a highly nutritious diet to provide the carbohydrates needed for fuel and protein for muscle maintenance.
  • I need good supplies of vitamins and minerals to thoroughly utilize my body’s fuel supply.
  • Physical exertion creates excess free-radical activity, so I need powerful antioxidants to help neutralize the free radicals and assist in reducing recovery time.
 Herbalife nutrition and sport programs provides high-quality nutrition that feeds the body, is easy to use and tastes great. For over 27 years we have helped people all over the world manage their weight, achieve good nutrition and overall health. Herbalife can also help athletes and active people reach their nutrition requirements. The science of sports nutrition is complex and often confusing. But it can be simplified to four basic components:

FUEL  -  REFUEL  -  HYDRATE   -   REPAIR   -   RECOVER

FUEL for Sports

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 worse. In order to run effectively, it is important to make sure our fuel tanks are properly filled. Our immediate-use fuel is stored in muscles. The quick-burning fuel 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 - thus filling up the fuel tank.

REFUEL for Sports

Keep in mind that our window of opportunity for maximum-potential glycogen replenishment occurs within the first 30 minutes after exercise. This simply means that we have a 30-minute opportunity when our fuel tanks–our muscles–are most receptive toward being refilled.

REPAIR for Sports

After exercise, we should also take in high-quality protein. Every activity in life damages muscle cells. Of course, the more strenuous the activity or the exercise, the more damage that occurs. Adequate, high-quality protein assists muscle cells in repairing themselves.

RECOVER for Sports

Research suggests that antioxidant nutrients assist in reducing recovery time by helping the body combat free-radical damage. The active body creates a large amount of free radicals in several ways. One way is by simply breathing in far more oxygen than a non-active person does. By minimizing free-radical production, the athlete can potentially reduce the amount of recovery time needed between events. Reducing free-radical damage may:

  • speed up lactic acid removal mechanisms.
  • reduce muscle-fibril degradation.
  • increase glycogen resynthesis.

Cellular Nutrition is a Foundation of Well-Being - Herbalife Nutrition is Cellular Nutrition

Whether you need to improve your nutritional intake, increase energy, gain muscle, or are looking to lose weight, your body needs nutrients at the cellular level to deliver results. Cellular Nutrition, the foundation of Herbalife’s wellness philosophy, is designed to address these specific concerns. This scientifically advanced system is the reason why people who use Herbalife products say they “feel” the Herbalife difference.

When you provide your body’s cells with the nutrition they need, you enable your body to function at its very best. As a result, your metabolic rate improves, you feel more balanced, your immune system is supported, energy levels soar and your body can stay active longer.

To do all that is as easy as 1, 2, 3 - Formulas 1, 2, 3 that is!

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