Children make surprisingly good running partners,

 

Recently I have had many discussions with clients regarding their nutritional habits. As usual, most of these discussions centre around weight loss but with a recent, new twist. I am finding that some people are becoming a little confused by what is healthy and what is low in calories so in this article I strip the confusion back to the basics. 

 

We need to eat for 2 reasons: No. 1 is to consume all of the vitamins, minerals, fibre, carbohydrates, protein and fat that is essential for our body’s optimal function; No. 2 is to fuel our body with sufficient energy to complete all tasks sufficiently. The best place to start for anyone looking to refine their diet in regard to either of these 2 aspects is www.eatforhealth.gov.au. Here you will find the Australian Dietary Guidelines based on an extensive review by Australia’s best doctors, dietitians and research scientists. The recommendations were updated just this year (2013).

Did you do the city 2 surf? If you did, well done and if not, there’s always next year. 

 

If you did there’s a strong possibility that you experienced some form of physical discomfort, which is to be expected as it’s a tough course. In this post I want to particularly focus on your feet and by extension your knees, hips and lower back. If you experienced pain in any of these areas it’s possible that your shoes may have caused or contributed to that pain. If you are taking part in regular exercise that involves running or walking on hard surfaces it’s very important to have a good think about your shoes…and here are a few key points to consider.