Team In Training Is On The Right Path

  The article below is about the effects exercising has on cancer treatment and recovery shows that those that participate in TNT events are on the right track to beating cancer.

  This article also tells the story of two best friends and the inspiration that one friend gave the other that has sparked this new research for cancer treatment/recovery.

"Exercise is Powerful Cancer Medicine"

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/conditions/exercise-is-powerful-cancer-medicine/article4479006/

Post Run Recovery Snacks

Refueling after a run is one of the most important things a runner can do. It’s important to replace what was lost on the run as quickly as possible, so that your body can immediately begin to repair itself. A good rule of thumb is to eat a 4:1 ratio of carbs to protein within 45 minutes of finishing a run. Most research says this ratio consumed shortly after a workout is optimal in speeding-up recovery and getting your tired, broken-down muscles the nourishment they need to rebuild and repair. Guess what meets these requirements? Chocolate!!!!! Woo-hoo!! Well, chocolate milk, actually.

Protein repairs exercise-induced muscle damage, reduces the response from the stress hormone cortisol and even helps speed glycogen replacement, says Jackie Dikos, a registered dietitian and competitive runner who competed in the 2008 U. S. Olympic marathon trials.Low fat chocolate milk is one of the easiest ways to replace essential nutrients, and for many runners, is much easier to consume than actually trying to eat something. If chocolate milk is not your thing, there are other options.

 

There are plenty of pre-packaged sports recovery drinks which contain carbs and protein, but you can also try things such as a bagel with peanut butter, a baked potato with cheese, or the aptly named "Recovery Burrito" which is a whole wheat tortilla filled with peanut butter and drizzled with honey—a yummy way to put back what you’ve taken from your body.

Whatever you choose, just remember to consume something within 30-45 minutes from the end of your run for best results.

Beating the Dog Days of Summer

   With the beginning of August many of us are beginning to hit the sluggish part of summer. The part where the days seem longer and the nights seem hotter, "the dog days". This is the point in the summer where you are just ready for fall to begin. You are ready for your children to go back to school and for a sense of normalcy to resume.

    Because of this your training schedule might become lethargic and droll. To help keep training exciting and worthwhile try changing up your routine a bit, if you normally workout in the morning, try switching to the evening or after dark when it is cooler. Take a different route in the course of your workout, go down a different road or trail. If you workout in a gym, change the music you listen to or the tv show you watch. Doing these things will make your training seem fresh and it will renew your determination to keep going. It will also change up your scenery and workout environment, which will make your workout that much more enjoyable not having to look at the same things you have for the past three months.

     So take the risk in changing your routine and beat the dog days of summer and keep on training. GO TEAM!