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Butcher's Dog! Regular
outdoor fitness tips from the canine on creatine. Cold wet
nose and glossy coat guaranteed.
Survive Christmas With The Canny
Canine
Christmas brings its own problems, or
rather we bring them on ourselves, but it doesn't need to be
quite that bad. Just follow my doggy dictates and you can
deal with some of the major sanity threats with the minimum
of mania. And just remember, dogs are for walks, not for
Christmas...
Weak In A Week? First, try to
remember that even if you're strapped onto the Christmas
sofa and forced to imbibe and consume, it won't necessarily
do you that much harm - most people can miss around a week
of training before it begins to affect your fitness. In
fact, if you're been training hard recently, a few day's
rest might be just what you need to revover.
Watch The Alcohol No, we're not
going to tell you not to drink, I mean, let's get real, but
what we do suggest is that you remember that it's diuretic,
which means you're likely to be dehydrated next day. It can
take hours to hydrate properly, so try and mix in some
glasses of water with all that wine and whisky and get a few
pints of H2O down your gullet before you turn in.
Dehydration will seriously affect your performance, even at
quite a moderate level and can cause headaches, cramps
etc...
Bash That Belly If you do succumb
and put a few pounds on over the festive season, don't
panic. Walking is one of the best fat-burning exercises
there is because it's prolonged and low intensity, just at
the right level to utilise your fat-burning mechanism, so
use it as a spur to get out in the new year or
before.
Xmas Training Christmas Day's a
fantastic time for a walk, bike or run - no-one else is
around and there's a quiet serenity that feels special. More
practically, vigorous activity will up your metabolic rate
for around 24 hours after training, so not only will you
feel that your dinner is more deserved, you'll actually burn
it off faster. Two turkey's with one stone eh...
Viral Doom family gatherings,
unfortunately, can bring new germs from all over the
country, but you can minimise your risks of festive flu by
making a concious effort not to rub your face and eyes with
your hand and by evicitng the sneezers immediately (you
wish). Also, bear in mind, after hard training, your immune
system is temporarily depressed, so lock yourself in the
bathroom for 30 minutes before facing the coughs and sneezes
of outrageous fortune.
Sprouts Out The latest research
suggests that sprouts are the embodiment of all evil,
particularly if you are a digestive tract. But use it to you
advantage and when the farting's starting, whish everyone
outside for a quick walk - 'It'll clea rthe air' always goes
down well.
And that's enough doggy advice for this
year.
Have a good one folks.
Woooof!!!!!!
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