Probiotics are all the rage right now. I see their popularity continue to grow daily as articles and studies hot off the press praise this latest miracle supplement on the market. Recently, a 2012 study looked at probiotics and athletes and concluded that probiotics offer promising benefits. Is it true? Could you, as a runner, benefit from probiotics? Let’s take a look at …
Recover Faster: Top 5 Anti-Inflammatory Foods
Inflammation is our bodies response to injury and to intense exercise that causes micro-tears to our muscles. While we strive to avoid injury, the micro-tears we sustain from hard workouts – such as tempo runs, intervals or long runs – ultimately help us to grow stronger. Inflammation therefore is beneficial because it helps to heal these micro-tears quickly. The problem …
Chocolate Milk for Post-Run Recovery?
I’ve had a number of clients ask me about the benefits of chocolate milk as a recovery drink, a beverage many runners enjoy the convenience of post-run. In fact, it’s a popular choice to be found at the finish line of many races. Does chocolate milk live up to it’s hype? Let’s take a look. But first, what we should …
Need a Detox?
Three Ways to Kickstart your 2013 Running Performance As we approach a new year and particularly after a few weeks of indulging, we may feel the need to detoxify our bodies in hopes of uncovering a lighter and leaner running body. As runners, we can’t follow a traditional cleanse or detox program because just drinking veggie juice is not going …
Tis the Season to… Run or Eat Chocolate?
The Health Benefits of Chocolate During the holiday season we can find ourselves bombarded with chocolate. It’s at the office, we receive it as gifts, we find it at parties. At a holiday luncheon last week I was presented with a scrumptious dark chocolate terrine after the main course. So what’s the deal with chocolate? Will it slow us down in our running? …
How to Start your Day
How do you start your day? How should you start your day?!! I worked with a client whose main goal was to improve overall energy levels but he also wanted to lose weight. We decided to work together and set a date for the initial consultation in about a week’s time. But then he asked me if there was anything …
Coffee: Keep it or Kick it?
I’ve long been a fan of coffee… In fact I’ve definitely had a caffeine addiction in the past. However, I ditched the stuff completely when training for my BMO marathon where I took nearly 25 minutes off my previous time and qualified for Boston. Coffee – does it help or hinder our performance? Should we keep it or kick it? …
Kidney Beans Build Stronger Runners
In working with runners one of the biggest concerns I’ve bumped into over and over again (other than injuries!!) is anemia – or low iron levels. In spending a lot of time analyzing, researching and trying to get to the bottom of this widespread problem, I’ve added to my own diet a lot of foods that are good sources of …
Welcome to Eat 2 Run!
Hello world, hello runners, hello everyone who is looking to improve their running performance and hello to you who wants to transform yourself into the best that you can be! Let me tell you how eating to run can help you to achieve your PB’s (personal bests), your BQ (Boston Qualifier), and healthier, leaner, stronger running bodies. For years I …