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If you are training for a marathon you have to make sure that you are paying attention to all the pieces of the puzzle. The running, flexibility and breathing are all core elements, but none of them are possible without the right nutrition. Nutrition isn't generic. It is influenced by several factors that determine how your metabolism processes fuel too. Here is a brief overview of what it takes to eat right when you are training for a marathon. Forget the fad diets The first thing you need to do is forget all the fad diets. When you are training for a marathon you need a balanced diet – protein, carbs and all the other nutrients. It is in the learning how to put a balanced diet together that you begin to get the real benefits from nutrition when training. Learn how your metabolism works Everyone has a metabolism. In fact, everyone has the same metabolism, but they don't all work in the same way. This is why combining the input from a nutritionist and your p...

Working out isn't everyone's first choice for a fun way to spend their free time, but if your workout has become particularly boring of late your muscles may be becoming bored too. What does that mean? It means that you aren't getting much benefit out of the exercises you are doing. If you have also been noticing you have reached a weight plateau or can't seem to make gains in your program anymore – boredom is probably the cause. The body is designed for stress One of the most unique things about the human body is its innate ability to manage stress. We are designed to handle stress with our fight or flight response system. If we are placed under physical stress it doesn't take the body long to adjust to make that physical stress the new normal for you. This is why a 20 minute run can burn 400 calories for 4 weeks, then 300 and then 200. If you keep subjecting your body to the same level of stress it adapts to it to remove the stress. The body seeks a...

Forget the Internet with its endless promises of “the only workout you'll ever need.” That is an out and out lie designed to push a product. If you want to avoid plateaus and stay healthy you have to keep changing up your exercise routines. The human body is designed to adapt to stress to protect its vital systems. This is why people who have worked out all their life can drop of a surprise heat attack. If you are doing the same old workout you are only going to get benefits from it for 3 or 4 months until your body adjusts and it’s like you are just sitting on a couch 3 times a week instead of getting any benefit. Using cycles to keep moving forward All the Upper east side personal trainers work on the basis of cycles for formulating their workouts for clients. The concept of cycling comes out of the body building culture and it recognizes that to get more gain the body has to rest. You can't just take time off, but you can change what you do to work different asp...