The Dietitian's Digest

Exercise

  • Exercise: It’s Not Just About the Scale

    Exercise provides numerous benefits that enhance your physical and mental wellbeing. I often hear people say “I’m on my feet all day at work, there is zero need for me to exercise after doing that all day.” This is called movement it is not called exercise. I’m thrilled when a client has an active work…

  • How Much Exercise Should You Get?

    How Much Exercise Should You Get?

    Globally 25% of adults and 80% of adolescents do not exercise enough. How much is enough?

  • Body Armor Superior Hydration?

    Look out sport drink fans, there’s a new beverage in town and it delivers a bold change in flavor! However if you’re relying on it for hydration in high heat, high humidity, or for endurance activities it’s quite weak on the sodium front.  You would need to supplement it with a salty snack or Endurolyte…

  • Stand Up for Better Health

    Try these tips to get physical every hour.

  • An Athlete’s Hydration Needs

    With the heat index on the rise it’s a good time to review your hydration needs before, during and after exercise. You may have seen recent headlines suggesting that athletes need only use thirst as their guide on when to drink. The July 2015 publication by the Journal of Sports Medicine, “Statement of the Third…

  • Watermelon: An Athlete’s Top Fruit Choice

    Replenishes sweat loss, reduces inflammation and is cost effective.

  • Know Your Sweat Rate

    Knowing your sweat rate should not be dismissed by athletes as being over rated.  A minor level of dehydration causes a measurable decline in performance and endurance. Injury rates increase and your training doesn’t yield the biggest bang for the buck. Calculating your sweat rate is fast and easy. All you need to do is:…