Stretching – How important is it? After your workout its really important that you stretch. Stretching helps good posture and relaxed muscles. It gives better balance in the body which in turn provides better training results. The purpose of stretching after exercise is the following: Performance Improvements – achieve normal mobility, maintain mobility and ev. … Läs mer
Tonight Im going to the theather to see a movie with my dad. I have got questions before that wondered what you can bring as a snack that isnt unhealthy. I have a lot of ideas! Nuts Grapes Strawberries Proteinbar Do your own popcorn at home and bring them in a little bag. Apple chips … Läs mer
We do often hear that if we exercise before breakfast we will burn more fat? Is that true or is it wrong? The theory: The oxidation of fatty acids is highest when the insulin levels of insulin after a night’s sleep, before breakfast is lowest. After a nights sleep will the intensity be submaximal, … Läs mer
I often get questions that asks me ”How do you have time to make all these complicated and healthy breakfasts every morning?” The answer is easy, its all about preparation. Decide the day before what you are going to eat next morning. If you have short of time why dont make some oatmeal in te microwave? It … Läs mer
There are various kinds of carbohydrate, we have empty calories, fast carbs, slow carbs and starch. These days we can read in magazines, the internet and on tv that carbs makes us fat, carbs has suddenly become our enimy and we should avoid it. That is far away from true, the body needs carbs! And carbs wont … Läs mer
Protein is the mucsles ”building blocks”. When we exercise we dont strengthened our muscles, we are actually breaking them down. The muscle fiber breaks down when you exercise, that’s the reason why you get sore. When the body then recovers and to repair the muscle damage the body will build extra muscle to handle overloading better, this … Läs mer
Eatingday? We have all heard of it, and perhaps we have been thinking a bit about what a ”eatingday” is, why you should we have these eatingdays and does this days make us any good for our progress? Have you started a successfully deff and then out from nowhere your weightloss stopped and you did … Läs mer
Food contains nutrients that gives the body energy. Energy is measured in kcal = kilocalories or kj = kilojoules. It is easy to count calories, on most food products it is giving a nutritional per 100 grams. I recommend you to buy a foodscale, you will need that to know how much your food weights so … Läs mer
Rope skipping is a better exercise than you might think. A small rope is easy to carry and you can bring it and exercise almost anywhere. Rope skipping is a whole body workout and improves both coordination, combustion and the oxygen uptake improves because the whole body is moving. And it burns a lot of calories! At the … Läs mer