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Electrolytes: Essential Functions for Optimal Health

Designs for Health

Sweat, particularly during physical exercise and exposure to hot weather, is the largest source of electrolyte and water loss. It has been shown that a loss of body mass of over 2% due to water deficit can disrupt athletic performance, mood, attention, executive functioning, and motor coordination.

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Sleep Lesson Plans For Students

PLT4M

Quality: Beyond getting enough sleep, many students struggle with sleep quality because of external factors like diet, exercise, and sleep hygiene habits. Physical Health and Immune System Support: Beyond the mental benefits, sleep is essential for maintaining our physical health. Annual Review of Immunology, 37, 293-322.

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How to Become More Athletic in 7 Simple Steps

The Sporting

When you build muscle through exercise, your muscle fibres tear, triggering an inflammatory response and releasing chemical messengers called cytokines. Do a Variety of Training Exercises There are plenty of benefits to doing training exercises, even if you find them boring. This will improve muscle function and strength.

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How to Sleep Like a Champion: The Science of Sleep and Athletic Performance

The Sporting

It allows your heart to rest, your cells and tissue to repair, and your immune system to fight infections. Impaired Recovery and Adaptation Poor sleeping habits can interfere with the processes that help the body heal and grow after exercise, such as muscle repair, tissue growth and hormone secretion.

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COVID-19’s Impact on Youth Physical Activity

Spark PE

All in-person recreation was closed, including youth sports, dance, martial arts, and exercise classes. On the positive side, in the US, exercise was generally considered an “essential activity” so people could use streets and sidewalks for walking, running, and biking. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.