Category: Nutrition

Dietary fiber is recommended for anyone, but it can be especially instrumental for those looking to stay healthy or lose weight, according to the Mayo Clinic. While it is most known for the benefits it offers to your digestive system, fiber offers myriad other advantages to your body, including possible protection from heart disease and diabetes. Combined with exercise, like regularly running on your home treadmill, you could achieve your target weight with help from this key nutritional element.  Continue reading “Adding more fiber to your diet”

The summer makes everything hotter, and most people don’t want to fire up the grill or stove after a tough workout in the sun. So what is an avid runner to do when hunger strikes? Try these no-cook recipes to keep the temperature down, eat healthy, and get your body the nutrition it needs to properly recover.  Continue reading “No-cook summer foods for the avid runner”

Many runners may not realize how important protein is to their exercise endeavors. Long bouts of cardiovascular exercise, like a lengthy run on your home treadmill, will cause your body to look for fuel within your body to keep you powering through the miles. When you use it up faster than most, you need to consume more than most to maintain healthy levels.

Runner’s World recommends not immediately reaching for red and processed meats, as many protein-hungry athletes often do. Instead, vegetarian sources can reduce some health risks associated with meat and help you maintain your energy levels at the same time. Below are the three easiest sources for even the most carnivorous runners to integrate into their diet. Continue reading “Three top protein sources for runners”

Sports drinks are a significant part of workout culture today – it’s nearly impossible to go a day without seeing an ad for the best new way to hydrate and be the best athlete you can be. In reality, the ever-expanding industry brings good and bad. The advantage of having so many options is that you can continue to try different things until you find what’s best for you. Having a number of possibilities opens up the opportunity for customization to your preferences. On the other hand, the downside is that the constant influx of new products can be overwhelming. Conflicting expert opinions from every other company can lead to a great deal of confusion, especially for the less informed consumer.

Home fitness equipment like the TRUE M30 Home Treadmill features dual water bottle holders so that you never have to be far from your sports drink during a workout – or sports drinks, if you can’t decide between the two newest options. The only question is to which to choose, and the answer can be different for everyone. Here are some tips on how to get the most out of your chosen thirst quencher. Continue reading “How to get the most out of your sports drink”

It never seems like there are enough hours in the day, which is why we tend to take so many shortcuts in our everyday lives. Whether it’s driving to work instead of biking or counting chocolate as a vegetable (it is made of cocoa beans …), we’re constantly looking for ways to make our lives easier. But are these shortcuts jeopardizing our health? Use these basic guidelines to make sure that your time-saving tactics aren’t harmful: Continue reading “The wrong shortcuts can hurt your health”

Staying hydrated is an important part of any fitness routine. When you hop on your home treadmill and start running, you want to know that your body will have the energy to help you meet your fitness goals. While features like TRUE HRC Cruise Controlâ„¢ – available on all TRUE Fitness treadmills – can help you keep your heart rate up, staying hydrated is all up to you. To put you on the right path, we’re busting some dangerous dehydration myths: Continue reading “Busting myths about dehydration”