Jessica Tondre

Since I know these are mainly for me, I’ll try to keep this informative yet brief. My Mt

VO2 and Lactate testing can be helpful for runners and athletes in that it tells you how efficient you are at burning carbohydrates and fat. It also tells you specific heart rate zone info, aerobic and anaerobic thresholds, and VO2 max which not only help with runner nutrition but also help with training smart and efficently. Learning my heart rate zones was one of the goals and also finding out at which zones are best for fat burning ones and at what point my body switches over to carb burning. The tests cost between $100-$300 depending on where you go and it’s highly recommended to redo them within 6 months if you want to see progress within the same year if you are training for something specific (i.e. I will want to redo my testing in September to see if my fitness has improved as I’ve marathon trained for Chicago).

This odd sounding term refers to an abdominal wall condition that affects the parallel muscles of the stomach called the rectus muscles. , I wasn’t a big “belly” shot taker , and I didn’t realize I had it until my postpartum appointment with my second child When you see me now, and even postpartum, you wouldn’t have thought my inner core wasn’t doing So give the ab workout a try (if your body is ready), examine your diet, and seek a physician’s expertise if you think you need to but don’t expect a miracle from exercises or excessive running.

I have been using their drink mix for pre-run fuel and their protein drink mix as post long run recovery and have had great success without the unwanted tummy problems that have plagued me for years with other fueling brand options. For the UCAN flavor, I used a Chocolate Protein Drink Mix packet * According to UCAN’s website, UCAN drink mixes and bars are powered by Superstarch which is a “natural, slow-releasing carbohydrate (that) keeps blood sugar stable and delivers steady energy for your brain and body. pre run (I take it 30 minutes prior to leaving the house on a run) and the Chocolate protein recovery mix post run (longer than 1 hour).