by Ben Greenfield | Mar 29, 2010 | Ben Greenfield
When if comes to fiber, the benefits are numerous, but the simple fact is that most of the people in your class are probably not getting enough of it, although they will most likely think that they are getting enough. Nine time out of ten, I’ll perform a nutritional...
by Ben Greenfield | Mar 22, 2010 | Ben Greenfield
In the last article of this series, you learned about the importance of water. But ultimately, it doesn’t matter how much water your students are drinking if they are not consuming adequate electrolytes. When you consider the fact that over 75% of athletes are...
by Ben Greenfield | Mar 5, 2010 | Ben Greenfield
Consider the following facts: * Your speed on a bike decreases about 2% for each 1% of body weight lost through dehydration * By the time you feel thirsty, you can already be at 2% body weight loss * A 3% weight loss indicates dehydration has occurred * Loss of fluid...
by Ben Greenfield | Feb 24, 2010 | Ben Greenfield
As you read through this series, remember that the goal is to give you basics of a simple way to teach your indoor cycling class about nutrition — and it is not meant to be a complete primer or university equivalent of Nutrition 101! This means that you can feel free...
by Ben Greenfield | Feb 1, 2010 | Ben Greenfield
Now that you have a good idea of how to teach your indoor cycling class about the basics of carbohydrates and performance, let’s move into the next logical macronutrient: protein. You’d be surprised at the number of people in your class who have only a very basic...
by Ben Greenfield | Jan 28, 2010 | Ben Greenfield
Everybody knows that nutrition is important. Whether a student’s goal is fat-burning or human performance, if the proper fuel isn’t there, the goal won’t be achieved. The problem is that it can be too easy to feed your students through the firehose on Day 1,...
