Many athletes that train for an endurance event like a triathlon or marathon or cycling event may sign for the race/event with the big goal of crossing the finish line. Some people may hope to lose weight while training for an event. But do they lose any weight? Find out why and how some people gain weight when training for an endurance event.
Real Thoughts with Debbie: FASTING has been around for thousands of years but we are learning more about the benefits of hormetic stress- acute stress vs. chronic stress. Intermittent fasting is an acute stress that we are able to rest, repair and reboot the system while improving our ability to be fat burning machines and cell autophagy (longer fasts). Real thoughts with Debbie Potts on fasting, IF, TRE and the process to become the fat adapted athlete.
Real Thoughts with Debbie Potts: What is a healthy amount of stress and a healthy stress response? Hormetic stress. How much stress is healthy stress? How much stress is toxic? How much stress can YOU tolerate as we are all unique individuals with different genetics – without overfilling your beaker of stress?
I am always wanting to learn more about gut health, brain health, mitochondria and the impacts as stress on the WHOLE individual. I did get to attend seminars to help reinforce what I already know or figured out by myself – plus new info that helps me put the pieces of the puzzle together. Here are the hot trends and topics this year.
Where does energy come from? How do we make energy? Mitochondria play a critical part in creating energy. If you want to improve your ability to burn fat, optimize health and improve performance for life then it is essential to transform yourself from the inside out at a cellular level.
