Carbohydrate loading, more commonly known as ‘carb loading’, is an important nutrition strategy used by endurance athletes to improve their performance on race day – especially if that race is a ...

Packing your working cells with carbohydrates in the build-up to your big race is a proven strategy to race stronger and faster. Whichever triathlon distance you’re racing, the intensity and duration ...

If you’re a newbie to the health and fitness world, there’s a lot to get your head round (what is a rep? How much exercise should I be doing? WTF is a burpee, anyway?). And actually doing the exercise ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — For many people in Central Illinois, it’s officially Christie Clinic Illinois race week. Eric Woodard is a physical therapist at Christie Clinic and an avid runner. He said ...

Carb-loading before exercise is believed to fuel workouts and help speed recovery. As evidenced by your prerace or pregame pasta dinners in high school, the mainstream conversation around this topic ...

Perhaps the best part about preparing for an endurance event is carb-loadingthe borderline gluttonous consumption of pasta, bread, and all things starchy in the days leading up to competition. The ...

Most of us have heard of carb loading as a way to prepare for a sporting event, but many of us don’t really know what it is, how it works and why it’s only appropriate at certain times — and for ...

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins Jon Hansen, filling in for John Williams, to talk about the benefits of carb-loading before a big endurance event. Dawn explains ...

One of the most effective ways to improve marathon performance isn’t super shoes, grueling workouts, hundreds of miles, or caffeine—though I’d argue that the first morning cup of coffee comes close.

A variety of healthy ingredients were used to prepare the meals for the Healthy Barbecue Cooking Class held outside the Bayview Restaurant aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 19, 2011.

Starting a long-distance race with full a full tank of glycogen (aka stored carbs in your muscles and liver) can help you avoid the dreaded “bonk”. For years, it has been a popular practice to hit up ...