A swig of flat cola could pep up your performance. Sports nutritionists from Birmingham University have found that two cups of flat cola can greatly improve endurance during long-distance events.
For the study, cyclists were given three different drinks – glucose, glucose mixed with caffeine, or plain water – before being put through exercise. They found combining caffeine with glucose meant 26%more sugar was absorbed into the body, translating into a ten-minute time gain.
Work the lower abs
This exercise routine helps work only the lower abs without putting undue stress on the lower back and off-loading the lower thighs.
Lower body exercise workout.
Upper body excercise workout
The three best fat-burning sports – with some added little tweaks for bigger results
Running
The trick: run ladders
Use the first and last kilometres of your run to warm up and cool down. In between, run 30 seconds fast, 30 seconds slow, 45 seconds fast and slow and then 60 seconds of each. Follow with 1 or 2 minutes at your warm-up pace then reverse the ladder (60, 60, 45, 45, 30, and 30).
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