NUTRITION FIGHTS SYMPTOMS OF FATIGUE

ILANA KATZ MS, RD, CSSD   One of the most common complaints I hear from friends, clients and co-workers, is that they are all exhausted. Now don’t get me wrong, yes, I am working with many endurance and ultra-endurance athletes who train up to twenty hours per week. One’s knee-jerk reaction is “well, no wonder… all that training” meaning training logically elicits exhaustion, right?  Believe it or not, no wrong – research has shown that physical activity, particularly endurance should generate invigoration (1,2) So why then are we a nation […]

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EFFECTIVE FAT BURNING WORK OUTS

                      Intense Cardio Work outs Ilana Katz MS, RD, CSSD     FAT BURNING SPECIFIC ROUTINES (interval training should be done 2 to 3 times a week to aid in optimal fat burning)   The following 11 workouts are designed for fat burning. Why Interval training is associated with fat burning is because the higher the intensity the more likely the physiological response is to overcome lipogenesis sensitivity (in layman’s terms, fat storage mode). To keep it simple, the mechanism is […]

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