10 Tips To Jumpstart Your Nutrition TODAY! |
"The food you eat can either be the most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison."
-Ann Wigmore
One cannot function without the other or else you’ll eventually hit a plateau.
have a planned water intake before, during, and after exercise as thirst is an unreliable marker of good hydration. A good way to start is 1 cup before, 1 cup for every hour during and 1 cup after to ensure your body is functioning well.
Small sips of water during the workout is recommended
as opposed to gulping it all down to prevent gastrointestinal distress
(fancy term for tummy-ache).
Start with small and sustainable nutritional habits
as opposed to big life changing nutritional interventions.
(after all, if you can’t do it for long then what’s the point?)
Fish oil and multivitamin supplements are often needed since the typical Filipino diet is short on essential fatty acids and various vitamins and minerals needed for optimal function.
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Coach Tim is a graduate of BS Sports Science from the University of Santo Tomas. He is also an NSCA certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a certified Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach and a level 1 IKFF Certified Kettlebell Teacher. He currently works part time at 360 Fitness Club as a Circuit Coach and is also currently taking up undergraduate studies in BS Nutrition and Dietetics in Centro Escolar University.
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