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How to Eat Like an Athlete: The Best Foods For Performance and Recovery

The Sporting

Carbohydrates Macronutrients, which include carbohydrates, proteins and fats, are essential for providing energy and supporting overall health, making them particularly important for serious athletes. Berberine has anti-diabetic, anti-obesity and antimicrobial effects. You are what you eat. So, eat like an athlete!

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Surprising Consequences of Physical Inactivity

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Obesity–both as a child and later as an adult–is one of the primary risks of a sedentary lifestyle. Mental Health A Brazilian study showed that people who were not engaged in regular physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic had higher levels of anxiety, stress, and depression than people who maintained regular PE.

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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. Pandemic benefits of physical activity.