Showing posts with label Training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Training. Show all posts

Sunday, January 1, 2012

If You Exercise and You Sweat, Sports Nutritional Supplements Are Your Best Training Partner


Sweating, without replacing all the lost nutrients is practically suicide! And if you think that sugar-flavoured and multi-coloured 'sports water' is going to do the trick, then think again.

Pretty hard words - but consider this: training, sport and 'sweating it out' make you feel great and are a terrific way to develop both physically and mentally. However here's an important tip, if you think that training and sport without taking sports nutritional supplements will help you live longer . . . think again.

When you sweat, you're not just sweating out salt and water or Gatorade for that matter. Sweat contains everything in your blood - more than 60 different minerals, rare trace minerals, vitamins, electrolytes and amino acids.

Most cheap and well known sports drinks, even with healthy eating, are just not enough to replace everything you lose which means that if you don't put back these nutrients you are very likely to develop a nutritional deficiency disease.

Sports drinks are supposed to replace nutrients lost during exertion, however most contain nothing more than sugar, salt, potassium and food coloring.

An easily recognized and common early warning sign of nutrient deficiency is that tired and burned out feeling. Most of us just try harder until we become completely exhausted, chronically fatigued and unable to train. This situation can be easily corrected with correct sports nutritional supplementation.

According to the Centre for Disease Control in the US, each year over 100,000 people from youngsters to professional athletes die suddenly during exercise and sporting events, or immediately after. Out of these, 30-35% die of a ruptured aneurysm (which is where you lose major blood volume from a break in an artery) and over 65% die of a cardiomyopathy heart attack.

According to Naturopath and author, Dr Joel Wallach, the veterinary industry has known since the late 1950's that the cause of a ruptured aneurysm is a copper deficiency and the cause of cardiomyopathy heart attack is a selenium deficiency.

Here are some other facts about sport and health:

o Evander Holyfield was once banned from boxing because of his heart condition and after his physician put him on a selenium sports nutritional supplement he soon passed his cardiogram and went back into boxing.

o James Fixx wrote books telling everyone about the benefits of running for your health . . and died at 52 from a heart attack.

o Leonard Hilton ran the sub 4-minute mile 32 times and followed the teachings of James Fixx and also died at the age of 52.

o An increasing number of professional athletes need to quit their sport because of joint problems and frequently have joint replacement surgery.

Sports Nutritional Supplements - The Right Ones Will Extend Your Sporting Life

The bottom line is you need to put back the nutrients you're losing. While most people, especially professional athletes, are aware they need to put back some of the things they're sweating out, they need to make sure that they're using a source that is highly absorbable and contains the complete spectrum of nutrients.

Unless you're using a source of highly absorbable minerals, trace minerals, vitamins, essential fatty acids and amino acids, you're not going to be able to sustain your health and longevity and you'll eventually suffer one or a number of deficiency diseases, from damaged bones and joints to a heart attack.

Sports nutritional supplements should consist of plant derived liquid minerals, additional liquid calcium and essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids, essential fatty acids and health supplements which support the bones and joints.




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Paul Newland is a health writer, sports training consultant and martial arts instructor and manages the Global-Longevity.com website. He is the author of numerous health information books and guides, including the Wellness Report, The Ultimate Antioxidant Report, The Selenium Report, The Bird Flu Report, The Ultimate Nutrient Guide and The Essential Fatty Acid Report and The Ultimate Sports Nutrition Guide - available Free (for a limited time) through Global-Longevity.com [http://global-longevity.com/catalog/wellness_report.php]





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Friday, December 16, 2011

Training a Dog to Take Food Rewards Gently

Train your dog to sit and receive treats for good performance calmly.

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Dog trainers have probably come close to losing fingers more than once during their experiences teaching dogs how to obey commands. Food rewards are commonly used to reinforce the behavior an owner or trainer wants his dog to display. While they're an effective reward for reinforcing desirable behavior, some dogs may be so excited to receive them that the trainer may need to practice an additional training command of receiving the treat gently with the overzealous dog.

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Dogs have a pack mentality. They are by nature social creatures and in the wild among each other, they look for a leader whose authority and commands they fall under. Obedience training teaches dogs that their owners are the leader of their pack. Gentle, consistent and firm training teaches your dog to obey you as the leader of its pack. Being a responsible pet owner includes teaching your dog how to obey basic commands, including “sit,” “stand,” “stay” and “come.” You can also train your dog to help with useful tasks, such as fetching your morning paper, or important responsibilities, such as being gentle around children, not barking and not being aggressive around other dogs. You can learn how to train a dog yourself or you can take your dog to obedience classes and reinforce what it learns there at home with a treat-reward system.

Treats

Treats are helpful for reinforcing positive, obedient and desirable behavior. Experiment with different small treats until you find a few that your dog can’t resist. Avoid hard treats that must be chewed, can break into pieces and fall on the floor. Reward desired behavior immediately after the dog performs it. Accompany the treat with verbal praise, such as “Good dog,” and a gentle pat on the head. Give your dog a treat every time it performs the desired behavior when it's first learning it. Over time, slowly decrease the frequency of the treats for the behavior, but continue to offer verbal praise.

Nipping Technique

There are two general methods that you can use to train your dog to receive a treat gently from your hand. The first is the nipping technique. Place a small treat in your hand while keeping your fingers on one end of the treat. Move the treat in front of the dog’s mouth, but don't let go of it or let it have the treat until it stops biting your hand or nipping at you to get it. If your dogs paws at you, barks or displays anything other than calm, quiet behavior, don't release the treat. Wear gloves if necessary to protect your hand. Work with your dog until it learns that it will only receive a treat once it gently, quietly receives it from your hand without biting or aggression. When your dog disobeys, say “No, No” or “Ahh, Ahh.” When it does obey, praise it with words such as “Yes” or “Good job” and reward it with the treat.

Eye Level Technique

A second method of training the dog to receive treats gently is by holding the treat level with your eyes. Command the dog to sit. Slowly bring your hand down to the dog’s mouth. Pull the treat quickly back up to your eyes if the dog barks, bites or gets up from a seated position. Accompany the movement with a firm “No, No” or “Ahh, Ahh” when the dog displays inappropriate behavior. Train the dog to wait until the treat is in front of its mouth to gently take it from you. When it does, praise it with a “Yes” or “Good” and reward it with the treat.

ResourcesAmerican Kennel Club: Be a Responsible Dog OwnerHumane Society: Dogs - Positive Reinforcement TrainingPhoto Credit Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty ImagesRead Next:

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Friday, December 9, 2011

Training a Dog to Not Chase Livestock

A leash is the best way to protect livestock -- and your dog.

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Some dogs aren't interested in chasing livestock, while others have a strong instinct to chase nearly anything that moves. To prevent your dog from chasing livestock, begin training while the dog is young so she doesn't develop the chasing habit. However, with dedication and patience by the trainer, even an older dog can usually be taught not to chase livestock.

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Every time an unsupervised dog is allowed to chase livestock, its urge to chase is strengthened and reinforced, and the habit becomes more difficult to break. Eventually, a livestock kill may be inevitable, and training the dog not to chase livestock may be impossible. If you don't want your dog to chase livestock, don't allow it to chase anything, including squirrels, rodents or even insects. Unless you are an expert trainer, your dog will not be able to tell the difference between animals that are OK to chase and those that are off limits, such as livestock or wildlife.

Leash

A sturdy leash is the key to supervision and training, because a dog on a leash isn't allowed to develop and reinforce bad habits. A leash not only prevents injury to livestock, but protects your dog from possible injury such as being hit by a car. Keeping your dog on a leash also protects you from liability for any damages or harm to livestock done by your dog.

Obedience Comands

Teach your dog to come when you call for any reason. Place your dog on a short leash and call the dog. When the dog comes to you, place the dog in a sit or down position. When the dog has mastered the come command on a short leash, graduate to a long leash. Once your dog reliably responds to the come command every time, practice the command without the leash.

Rewards

Every time your dog responds to your command to come, it should be rewarded. However, don't bribe the dog by enticing it with the reward or allowing it to see the reward before it obeys your command. While a special food treat is a good reward occasionally, other rewards work just as well. For example, a favorite stuffed animal or the chance to fetch a ball or stick is fun for your dog and helps to distract it from chasing livestock.

ReferencesThe Real Owner: How to Prevent Dogs From Chasing LivestockEducating Rover: Dogs That Chase LivestockASPCA: Predatory Behavior in DogsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Raising Your Dog the New Skete Way:Purdue University Extension: Dog ObediencePhoto Credit Brand X Pictures/Brand X Pictures/Getty ImagesRead Next:

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Monday, December 5, 2011

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