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How CBD Helps Endurance Athletes

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Pain during endurance training & racing is a given but there’s often a different kind of pain and discomfort that shows up to tell you to slow down or even STOP. It appears in the form of inflammation. Inflammation is the #1 source of pain — and it uses pain, stiffness and immobility to send the message that it wants you to do things differently.
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Five Rehydration and Sport Beverage Red Flags

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It’s a brave new beverage world out there, and consumers are being romanced by a deluge of “healthy” drink solutions promising to keep them rehydrated, energized and performing at a high level. However, in truth, much of what’s being merchandised in this category is far more focused and adept at hype than hydration. So, what’s a would-be consumer to do who’s thirsty for a truly viable rehydration, sports or performance-enhancing beverage solution, but doesn’t want to be duped by their drink of choice?
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Your Sports Diet: Quality Calories for Weight Management?

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If you are like most runners, you are busy juggling work, workouts, family, and life. You likely eat meals and snacks on the run, grabbing an energy bar here, a frozen meal there, and a protein shake to go. You can easily fuel yourself with highly processed foods that are ready to heat and/or ready to eat.
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Recipe for Super-Seedy Granola Bars

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If you want an alternative to yet-another-energy-bar-in-a-wrapper, make this easy, cook-free recipe! These crunchy, seedy bars offer fiber, protein, and healthy fats. They are a minimally processed and wrapper-free alternative to yet-another energy bar in a shiny wrapper.
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Faux Burgers: Friend or Foe?

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Eating more plant-based protein appeals to many health-conscious runners who want to reduce their intake of saturated fat as well stand up for the environment and animal welfare concerns. As a result, more and more runners (and other athletes) are trending towards a vegetarian diet.
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Marathoners, Take Your Marks … and Fluid and Salt!

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Legend states that after the Greek army defeated the invading Persian forces near the city of Marathon in 490 B.C.E., the courier Pheidippides ran to Athens to report the victory and then immediately dropped dead. The story inspired the modern marathon, a grueling 26.2-mile contest that attracts some 1.3 million runners annually to compete in the more than 800 races held worldwide.
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Sports Nutrition: Carbs in the News Part 2

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Too many of today's runners believe carbohydrates are "bad." If that's true, what does the latest sports nutrition research say? The following studies, presented at the American College of Sports Medicine's 66th Annual Meeting indicate sports scientists agree that carbohydrates (grains, fruits, veggies; sugars, starches) can be health- and performance-enhancing sport foods.
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