Metabolism. It’s a word we hear a lot when discussing weight loss (or weight gain). We usually use it as an excuse for why we can eat whatever we want when we are younger, and more often as an excuse for why we get bigger or can’t seem to meet our weight loss goals. The [...]
Now that you know you need to watch your sugar intake after reading The Truth about Sugar for Runners, your next question may be, is there a healthy alternative to sugar? We have all seen the yellow, blue and pink packets sitting on the table at restaurants, and most of us know by now, that [...]
On average, Americans consume more than 22 teaspoons of sugar each day for breakfast. That is 355 calories from sugar and more than double the amount of sugar a person should have in an entire day. Today, on average, every man, woman, and child consumes 140 pounds of sugar in one year. These statistics do [...]
While training for optimal performance on race day is the main focus for our coaches here at RunnersConnect, many of the athletes we coach set secondary goals to lose weight and generally desire to be healthier overall. Certainly, sometimes these two goals – setting a new pr and losing weight – go hand-in-hand, but as [...]
What should I eat before I run? It’s an age-old question faced by many runners both new to the sport and those who have been training seriously and are looking to fine tune their training diet. While you won’t find one specific super food that works for every runner, by providing some simple guidelines on [...]
Many runners want to lose weight while running. For some, it’s a primary objective, while it’s a great secondary benefit for others. Regardless, it’s important that you approach weight loss while running carefully and with a specific plan in place. If you don’t balance your caloric intake with your caloric expenditure carefully, you won’t have [...]
One of the questions that I get the most when I start coaching a new runner, especially someone who is training for the marathon, is how much more should they eat to supplement their increased calorie expenditure from running. Or, more simply, how many calories are they burning while running. It’s a good question, and [...]
