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I would find this as a very reliable study considering the mass numbers of participants. Eat your blueberries.
Blueberries Contain Anthocyanins Which Protect Against High Blood Pressure.
More power to you.
Marc
Posted by Marc Walter as Nutrition at 8:56 AM MST
Wow! Four cups of coffee a day may have you frolicking through the house all night.
Coffee May Help Protect Against Diabetes.
More power to you.
Marc
More Midwest racing than you can shake a tail feather at. That was corny. Located here
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Marc
Posted by Marc Walter as general, News, Racing at 3:35 AM MST
Here’s the site you can check out all the mtn. bike, cyclocross and road events for Nebraska.
Also, I have all the races up on my website calender. You can link up your calender to my calender on the left via google calenders. The racing season is hotting up as Phil Ligget would say.
More power to you.
Marc
For those of you spending a lot of time indoors on the trainer remember to hydrate. Here is a good general article on the subject. Even you outdoor exercisers need to keep up on the fluid intake. Water is so important. Not only do we bath in it but so are the the cells in our body. I would include water as a nutrient that is how important it is.
Proper Hydration for Exercise – Water or Sports Drinks.
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Marc
Posted by Marc Walter as Hydration, Nutrition at 9:10 AM MST
This just hot off the presses from Roxanne Abbott. Psycowpath Race Series.
2011 RACE SCHEDULE
4/2 Jewell Park, TT
4/30 Swanson Park, XC
5/7 Platte River SP, XC
6/18 Ponca SP, XC
7/9 Lewis & Clark TT & Tranquility Short Track
7/10 Tranquility, XC
7/30 Branched Oak, TT/XC
8/13 Lake Manawa, XC
8/27 Maskenthine, XC
You can also find it on my calender on the left. If you do a google search for this calender you can sync it up with yours.
More power to you.
Marc
Posted by Marc Walter as News at 12:56 PM MST
Want to know how to survive a 4,800 km time trial? Climbing mountain passes over 3000m high, crossing desserts with temperatures above 40 degrees celcius in the shade – but where is shade when youre on the bike? Want to have fun while doing it, feel no pain, and finish with better performance data than when you started?
I sure do but my German is as rusty as an old car used to halt river bank erosion.
via Bookreview: “Challenge Race Across America”.
Bookreview: “The Science Of Fast Cycling”
Posted by Marc Walter as general at 3:57 AM MST
How Exercise Benefits the Brain
Jean Blaydes • Debby Mitchell
Why do we exercise? Some people exercise to lose weight. Others exercise to prevent disease. Some exercise just to feel better or to be healthy. One of the reasons we should exercise is for brain health.
Exercise benefits the brain even before it benefits the body. The brain does not store its own fuel, nor does it produce its own fuel. The brain relies on the body to get its needed fuel—oxygen and glucose—to the brain. The healthier and more physically fit the body is, the more efficiently the brain functions. This is because exercise changes the brain at a molecular
level by
growing new brain cells, a process called neurogenesis;
producing BDNF (brain-derived neurotropic factor), nicknamed the fertilizer for the brain;
strengthening secondary dendritic branching that increases memory retrieval; and
improving mood by balancing the neurotransmitters endorphins, dopamine, cortisol, and serotonin.
The brain is a complex structure. More parts of the brain “light up,” or are used, when a person is moving or physically active. See the figure, The Human Brain, for some basic information on the anatomy of the brain.
via Learning Through Movement and Music: How Exercise Benefits the Brain.
Really interesting. Something I could easily find myself participating in from a research standpoint. Two of the most important qualities, I believe, to a productive society, learning and exercise.
More power to you.
Marc
Posted by Marc Walter as general at 6:00 AM MST
I’ve always liked the idea, as in this article How to Fuel Your Fitness With Healthy Meals | Active.com, to keep eating simple. Sometimes we make things to complicated with recording all that we eat. Eating healthy is about baby steps. If it has a label on it glance at that label. Know what the nutrients are in approximate amounts. If you eat more fresh food pop on over to the internet, or buy a good nutrition book that lists popular foods and there ingredients, and glance at what you’re eating.
In the long run, you’ll become more familiar with what you’re eating. Health is not so much about the “now” but about life long decisions. It’s a lifestyle.
Marc
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