Ch ch ch Chia? Endurance and Chia?
Yum… chia is yummy. No, you do not have to smear Chia on your head and water yourself every day to get the benefits of Chia. Chia seeds are one of the most powerful nutritional superfoods in the world.
Chia has been used by the Indians in the southwest and Mexico as a staple food. It is known as the running food, as it is known to be a high-energy, endurance food. It was believed that ancient Aztec warriors subsisted on Chia seeds during their conquests.
The southwestern Indians would eat as little as a teaspoon full when going on a full day run. Indians running form the Colorado River to the California coast to trade their wares would only bring the Chia seeds for their nourishment.
Chia is a super-hydrater and helps with electrolyte balance. The soluble fiber also know as hydrophilic colloids, massively retains water which keeps you hydrated and helps maintain electrolyte balance.
If you mix a spoonful of Chia in a glass of water and leave it for approximately 30 minutes or so, the seeds and water will become an almost solid gelatin. This gel-forming reaction is due to the soluble fiber in the Chia. Researches have found that this same gel-forming phenomenon takes place in the stomach when food containing these gummy fibers, known as mucilages, are eaten. When the gel is ingested, carbohydrates conversion into sugar slows. Chia seeds provide long lasting energy that brings with it stamina and endurance and at the same time gives you a quick boost of energy.
Chia seed is also known to stabilize blood sugar, improve mental focus, provide protein and essential fatty acids, build lean muscle mass, and many other effects on a persons overall health. Endurance athletes can benefit from adding this little seed to your diet. There are many good Internet sources for the seed and some really good deals if you look around. You may want to add this to your list of endurance supplements along with EpoBoost, an all natural endurance supplement.
You can sprinkle ground or whole chia seeds on cereal, yogurt, or salads; eat a handful of whole seeds as a snack; or grind them up and mix with flour when making muffins or other baked goods. We like to take a two cup container add water , 1/3 chia seeds and stir and in 15 minutes you have chia gel. We just consume a 3 tablespoons a 2-3 times a day. Some people like to add it to juice.
Let us know how you are using Chia and what results you are having?
Carbohydrate Use in Marathon Running
There are people out there who like to say that running isn’t a sport. That it can be a part of other sports, but not a sport on its own.
Oh, if they only knew the half of it!
Running, whether it be sprinting, or cross-country marathons is most definitely one of the most difficult non-contact sports in existence. The perseverance and focus that is required tops almost every other game, since the goal is not to defeat another team or person, but really, to defeat yourself. One way to help in your marathon training is to learn to right forms of energy that you need and at the right time.
Something that your body severely requires during marathon running are carbohydrates. Loading up on these little energy boosters definitely gives that extra mile to your endurance and stamina. Your body will take carbohydrates and store them as glycogen, using the heart and liver. It can be quickly broken down by during any high intensity exercise or sport in order to fuel those burning muscles.
With the intake of carbohydrates prior to your run, but not on a heavy stomach, you can avoid the ill-fated hypoglycemia and fatigue. Of course, you should avoid taking in any carbohydrates during the actual marathon, as this will mess with your blood-sugar levels and make you have to stop your running early.
Try to eat those “right” kinds of carbohydrates when training for a marathon, and avoid giving yourself an upset stomach by balancing the protein and vitamin intake as well. Running is certainly a sport, especially in the marathon form, and learning to load up on carbohydrates is only the beginning of the science that is involved!
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