Endurance athletes like distance runners, cyclists, rowers and swimmers have specific nutrition needs to accommodate their energy demands. While all of the six classes of essential nutrients are important, carbohydrate and fluid needs are particularly high. Nutritional Needs of the Endurance Athlete In addition to specific calorie needs (see Section 2), approximate daily nutrient needs […]
Benefits of Aerobic Training | The Science
Benefits of Aerobic Training (a.k.a. Why Are We Doing This “Exercise” Thing?) It All Comes Down to O2 As we review how the body adapts to aerobic training (remember “aerobic” means “with oxygen”), remember that the body seeks to work more efficiently with oxygen in three ways: Intake Delivery Utilization Increase VO2MAX and Submaximal Endurance […]