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What do vitamins do in the body?
In order to accomplish all of the thousands of day-to-day functions of your body, the food you eat every day must be converted into energy and raw materials (building blocks for muscles, bones, ligaments enzymes, hormones, and so on).
To do all this, vitamins are required. Since we humans lack the ability to manufacture these critical nutrients in our bodies, we have to get them in our diet.Generally, vitamins perform three major functions:1. They are required for the enzymes to do their jobs.
The B-complex vitamins B1 and B2, for example are required for every function in the body that requires production of energy (which means every function!)2. They act as antioxidants, which means they prevent highly reactive molecules called free radicals from damaging delicate cell membrane structure.
Vitamins C and E are powerful antioxidants, protecting cell membranes from free radicals.3. They act as “pre-hormones.” For example, vitamin D functions as a hormone to facilitate calcium uptake and utilization.
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Inspirational and Motivational Quote of The Day
“You can learn new things at any time in your life if you’re willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.” — Barabra Sher
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Fitness Tip: Eating for a Race
Yes there are certain foods that help provide energy for those people that are training for a Race or working out. If you need quick energy or are getting ready for a 5k or 10k and need to accelerate your metabolic rate, then whole Grain based foods like bread and also honey are excellent choices.
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Exercise of The Day with Instructions: Band Leg Circles with Band
The Band Leg Circles with Band will develop a strong set of quad muscles as you tighten and tone with the support of your fitness bands.
Primary Muscle Group: Inner and Outer Thighs
Muscle Groups Worked in This Exercise: Adductor Magnus, Pectineus, Adductor Longus, Gracilis (Inner Thighs) and Vastus Lateralis, Biceps femoris, long head, Biceps femoris, short head (Outer Thighs)
Preparation: Lie on your back and extend your left leg on the floor and lift your right leg up towards the ceiling. The exercise band should be wrapped around the arch of your lifted right foot. Hold the ends of the band in your right hand, chest level, elbow bent, and abs engaged. Your left arm should be placed out to the side to help you with balance.
Breathing: Exhale when you are lowering your leg and inhale when you are raising your leg.
Execution: Now, slowly circle your right foot in a counter-clockwise motion. Dip your foot close to the floor as you circle it around. Make five large circles - the larger the better - and then change directions. Switch legs and do this again.
Comments: This one also strengthens your abs and promotes proper body alignment.
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Why can’t I get everything I need from my diet?
First, remember that as a society, our dietary habits have changed over the past couple of generations. A healthy diet consists of plenty of fruits and vegetables and whole grains.
Recent studies indicate that the majority of meals in the US are eaten in restaurants rather than in the home. Restaurant food tends to be too high in fat and sugar. Additionally, convenience foods now make up a much higher percentage of the average diet than in the past.
In some people well over 60% of their food is from so-called “empty” calorie foods (candy, sweets, chips, or other highly processed foods that contain very little real nutritional value other than calories).Another factor is the high stresses found in today’s fast-paced and busy life. The greater the external stresses, the higher the nutritional demands on the body.
Eating a poor-quality diet robs you of the nutritional factors necessary to help you stay healthy.Lastly, many people are simply unaware of how to shop for healthy foods. Convenience and taste become the major criteria for food selection, while nutritional value is given little attention, if any at all.
Many nutritional researchers point to the rising problems of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other diseases of modern society as evidence of the deteriorating quality of the diet most people consume
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Inspirational and Motivational Quote of The Day
“Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you’re ready or not, to put this plan into action.” — Napoleon Hill
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Fitness Tip: Don’t Let Time Drag You Down
Instead of eating a huge lunch, put together something light and easy and go for a walk during your work lunch break. You can either sip on a nutritious protein drink or snack on high quality fruits while burning calories on your lunch time walk. Remember that small changes make big differences in your life over the long haul.
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