
Eating right for a better workout
For people who work out, a good diet is essential for both performance and recovery. Ensuring you eat the right amount and the right foodstuffs will help you train harder and, importantly, help you stay fit and healthy. Getting the correct levels or vitamins, minerals, proteins and calories will be the difference between an effective workout and a workout that is lacking energy. Should I eat more when I'm doing lots of exercise? If you exercise every day, you will use more en

Keeping active to speed up repair
The sore, stiff muscles that come as a result of a hard training session, or after a sustained period of training for a specific event are part and parcel of the fitness aficionado's life. But how you deal with it is important for your overall fitness and your long-term health. In other words, how you recover is as important as how you train or perform. The temptation is to sit down, have a rest and wait for the aches to go. But that will do nothing for the speed of your rec