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The Atkins Advantage: Why It's More Than Just a Low-Carb Diet

The Sporting

Atkins' Diet Revolution," published in 1972, became an instant bestseller, sparking both enthusiasm and controversy in the nutrition community. Despite the emergence of various other low-carb diets, the Atkins Diet remains a cornerstone in the world of nutrition, symbolizing the shift from traditional low-fat dieting paradigms.

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Sleep Lesson Plans For Students

PLT4M

Quality: Beyond getting enough sleep, many students struggle with sleep quality because of external factors like diet, exercise, and sleep hygiene habits. Sleep and athletic performance: The effects of sleep loss on exercise performance, and physiological and cognitive responses to exercise. Skein, M.,

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Curcumin and Boswellia Synergistically Support Athletic Performance

Designs for Health

It is well known that physical exercise can help support overall health. Yet too much vigorous exercise may do the opposite. Physically active individuals may be more prone to oxidative stress due to the high energy and oxygen demands of exercise (particularly high-intensity endurance training ).

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Using the 5 GRAIDs Domains To Address Fitness Center Barriers

PLT4M

If you host fitness classes, lunch and learns, nutrition demos, or similar events, ensure that the information is delivered in an accessible manner. Without any pieces of accessible equipment, someone with a disability may not be able to exercise in your gym. How to: Equipment is a major part of a fitness center’s accessibility.

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High School Strength and Conditioning Curriculum

PLT4M

In addition to introducing barbell movements, we begin to introduce different dumbbell exercises within a training day. Below the level of superficial movement and skill, we see that a handful of key physiological concepts like strength, power, speed, control, and capacity drives all sports.

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How Sex-Related Differences Impact Sports Injuries

Stanford Childrens

Fifty years after the passage of Title IX , which mandated equal opportunities for males and females in sports, doctors and researchers are still learning about anatomical and physiological differences between boys and girls and how they may affect young athletes. Nutrition also plays a role. Knee and hip injuries. Concussions.

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Health Education Lesson Plans

PLT4M

For example, nutrition education shouldn’t give a one-size-fits-all prescriptive solution on eating and healthy habits. Students navigate nutrition based on a wide variety of factors including family, culture, socioeconomics and more. This is a sample from chapter 1 of PLT4M’s nutrition lesson plans unit.