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Hydrate the Healthy Way: Hydration for Swimmers
It's no mystery that water is beneficial to our health. The majority of our bodies are made up of water since this critical component regulates body temperature, lubricates your joints, helps with digestion, along with many other metabolic processes. If you’re not properly hydrated, your body can’t perform at its highest level. But how important is hydration for swimmers and will it really impact your overall athletic performance? Why is water important for athletes? Water is used for countless metabolic processes, many of which affect recovery. From muscle repair to protein synthesis to nutrient absorption, water and hydration levels play a huge...
Sports Supplements for Swimmers: Are Vitamin Supplements Good For You?
To supplement or not to supplement? You don’t need a Shakespearean soliloquy to answer this question, but it is helpful to know when to take sports supplements as a part of your athletic training and nutritional program. In general, having a well-balanced diet is recommended. However, for many aspiring and elite level athletes, a balanced diet does not always provide your body with all the nutrients it needs to compete at that level of training. Imagine your body is a car. An easy way to understand this is to think of yourself as a car which, like your body,...
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