by Niki Tudge | Jul 29, 2022 | Nutrition, Running
The Worst Run Ever – Physical Sickness et al. As a certified running and walking coach, I do spend much of my time coaching clients. One of the things we constantly speak about is how to correctly fuel for longer runs and races. Getting the balance right, not too...
by Niki Tudge | Jan 2, 2022 | Nutrition
Lies we tell ourselves about sugar Eating sugar will make me feel better This is the last time I’m going to eat this Nobody else really needs to know how much sugar I’m eating Just this once to celebrate this occasion I’m a failure I can never stop...
by Niki Tudge | Dec 29, 2021 | Nutrition
Did you know that the average person in the United States consumes around 150 pounds of sugar annually? That is nearly 22 teaspoons of sugar every day. Sugar is almost 20% of the modern diet and this is the cause of a lot of prevalent diseases worldwide. For years we...
by Niki Tudge | Sep 9, 2021 | Nutrition
When we talk about nutrition most people don’t consider water, in fact it is often a second thought or no thought at all. Fat, Protein and Carbohydrates are considered macronutrients as they provide our body with energy. You can argue that water is also a...
by Niki Tudge | Sep 6, 2021 | Nutrition
In our last blog we talked about Glycemic Index. Now let’s talk about Glycemic load. For all of you who commented on the GI of Watermelon, I have good news for you. We learned last time that the Glycemic Index of food gives us an estimate of how different foods impact...
by Niki Tudge | Sep 2, 2021 | Nutrition
I am sure you have been told to stay away from or avoid food with a high GI, Glycemic Index. The Glycemic Index (GI) is a ranking that was developed specifically for carbohydrate-based foods. The scale uses a scoring range from 0 to 100. The GI ranking of a particular...
