New Mark’s Daily Apple iPhone App
Mark’s Daily Apple, the popular forum and blog dedicated to exploring the Primal Blueprint, now has its own iPhone application. The app contains Mark’s Daily Apple blog posts, YouTube videos, Twitter tweets and a geo-tagged “ChatWall” feature which allows users to communicate with other users in their area. Read More Read More
A Beer Before a Run? Some Serious Runners Say Yes
Written by Hayley Mick and originally published in the October 29, 2009 edition of the Globe and Mail; Competitive distance runners, unlike hockey or rugby players, are better known as boy scouts than party boys, but some say that’s just a stereotype. Jim Finlayson, one of Canada’s elite distance runners, gathered with 75 racers on the track, feeling confident after... Read More
Did Humans Evolve to Be Long-Distance Runners?
Following is an excerpt from Mark Sisson’s blog (The Daily Apple) where he argues, contrary to the recent emerging popular belief, that humans have NOT evolved to be long distance runners… ================ Thanks to the several readers who have pointed out this recent article in SEED Magazine which once again dredges up the tired argument that humans evolved to be long-distance... Read More
A Homemade Sports Drink better than Gatorade…
Here’s a great recipe for a homemade sports drink (taken from Nancy Clark’s Sport Nutrition Guidebook): 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup hot water 1/4 cup orange juice (not concentrate) plus 2 tablespoons lemon juice 3 1/2 cups cold water 1. In bottom of a pitcher, dissolve the sugar and salt in the hot water. 2 Add the juice and the remaining water; chill ... Read More
Recalled Peanut Foods
The recent peanut scare has left few consumers unaffected, including athletes. A list of recalled food products containing peanuts include a number of ‘energy bars’ favored by endurance athletes. Some of these include: Clif Bars Detour Supreme Protein Genisoy Luna Lärabar For a complete list click here. Read More
Tips for Maintaining Health and Fitness During the Holidays
The Healthy Bride , a fitness and lifestyles advocate and trainer from Washington State, offers tips for maintaining health and fitness during the holiday season in one of her recent blog postings… ====== Here we are again, ready to begin another holiday season. The holiday season is a marathon of activity, and maintaining your exercise habits can prove difficult. Outside... Read More
How Many MPG Does Your Body Get?
We hear a lot about how much mileage our cars get – but have you ever thought about how much mileage our bodies get? Assuming you consumed 1 gallon of liquid food mixed with water, this short survey will tell you approximately how far you could walk before you ran out of gas (a.k.a passed out). http://www.thecarconnection.com/mpg-quiz/index.html Read More
Lauren’s super little system
Victoria athlete packs pill that’s said to ease stress and boost endurance Paul Luke, The Province Olympic athletes groaning under the weight of overstuffed suitcases may envy Victoria’s Lauren Groves when she arrives in Beijing this week for the triathlon. Groves will be lighter on her feet than rival triathletes who have crammed dozens of bottles of vitamins and minerals... Read More
Is it time to go raw?
An article from the Men’s Journal on North Vancouver’s Brendan Brazier, a “raw” triathlete. Written by Gwen Kilvert. Once just for hippies and Hollywood personal chefs, the raw food diet is becoming the latest adventure performance fuel. As a competitive runner and a hardcore vegan, Brendan Brazier had a pretty good idea what was behind his lethargy and chronic... Read More
2007 the good: vitamin D and one Hershey’s Kiss
And the bad: From fatty restaurant meals to failing school cafeterias and poor Western diets, 2007 made us think about how we eat Written by LESLIE BECK, published in the Globe and Mail, December 26, 2007 The past 12 months brought a mix of nutrition stories to the forefront. It’s fair to say it was a bad year for deli meats, alcoholic beverages and the provinces’ school... Read More
Ultra-Marathons – Do You Have What It Takes?
By Neil L. Cook, BS, MS, Med Marathons are the “ultimate” goal for many runners. But there’s a core group of runners that believe the marathon isn’t long enough; not enough of a challenge. They feel the need to go longer, sometimes A LOT LONGER! These are different runners, not your average 10 K weekend racer. And although they are fiercely competitive,... Read More
Every Runner’s Nightmare
If there is one thing every runner dreads for its devastating potential to reduces winners to also rans and silver medals to bronze, it’s cramp. So everybody has their favourite cramp theory and their favoured remedy but lets consider some facts first. Cramp is more common in males than in females. Cramp is associated both with the duration and intensity of exercise – the... Read More
Five Easy Ways to Go Organic
A great article from the New York Times, published October 22, 2007 Switching to organic is tough for many families who don’t want to pay higher prices or give up their favorite foods. But by choosing organic versions of just a few foods that you eat often, you can increase the percentage of organic food in your diet without big changes to your shopping cart or your spending. The... Read More
A pint of beer is better for you after a workout than water, say scientists
Taken from the Daily Mail, written by David Derbyshire on 2nd November 2007 Yesterday we were warned of the health dangers associated with alcohol – not to mention bacon, ham and sausages. Today there is more cheering news from a different set of scientists. They have come up with the perfect excuse for heading to the pub after a game of football or rugby. Their research has... Read More
Eating on the run
A steady caloric intake is very important in running ultras, even more so as events get longer (100 miles and beyond). Over the period of a few months you should be able to find a number of foods and/or beverages that you handle well (no or little stomach discomfort), that taste good to you, and that are “packable” while doing your long training runs. Read More Read More
Dangers of soy
By Joyce Nelson Yahoo! Canada Lifestyle The poster bean for the vegetarian movement is under scrutiny these days. It turns those virtuous tofu hotdogs and skinny soya latte are not exactly blessed with an aura of health. Organic vs. GM There are two crucial distinctions to be made about soy when considering using it as a food source First, is it organic soy or genetically modified... Read More
