Monthly Archives: July 2012

H24 Fit Workout DVD Set


Herbalife presents the H24 Fit Workout DVD set, a programme designed by Robert Forster who is a renowned physical therapist and performance specialist to world-class athletes. Achieving a better, stronger more capable body is now within your grasp.

Why is 24Fit the Best Workout DVD?

Pre, During And Post Exercise Nutrition

A physically active lifestyle or sports person requires a nutritional plan that provides additional good quality calories and nutrients to replace those used or depleted in exercise. Exercise drains nutrients from the body, can you gain them from fruits and vegetables alone. Offers sustained energy and effective hydration to fuel performance. Provides good quality protein to build and repair muscle and aid recovery. Provides complex carbohydrates for slow and quick energy release:

Nutrition is an essential component of any fitness program. Herbalife 24 products will help you get the most out of your 24 fit workouts:

Pre- Workout MealHerbalife24 Formula 1 Sport is light easy to digest meal which gives you complete cellular nutrition.. It is similar to the regular Formula 1 nutritional shake, but with a few tweaks to give the athlete the edge.

Pre- Workout DrinkPrepare is used before a workout to increase blood flow, which supports oxygen delivery and promotes muscle growth, improved strength, speeds muscle recovery and supports delivery of nutrients. It basically provides nutrition and energy to athletes before they begin their workout. Gives an energy explosion and promotes a general health and wellness energy as well as decrease fatigue

During Workout Drink – Less than one hour of exercise use Hydrate to replace electrolytes and vitamins B and C . And when working out for over one hour, then use Prolong which contains electrolytes, carboydrates, vitamins B and C and a small amount of protein for pre-recovery.

Herbalife 24 Prolong

Post Workout DrinksRebuild Endurance is for the aerobic athlete after their workout. It rebuilds nutrition and water and replenishes glycogen. It is good for serious aerobic workouts, running or any cardiovascular exercise. Speeds recovery time. It can also benefit the person doing a moderate workout at just half a serving. Rebuild Strength is used after a workout for the person who does resistant type training. It helps rebuild muscles after a workout and supports immune function

Best Food Before A Workout

Director of Sports and Fitness at Herbalife, John Heiss is often asked about how athletes can improve their performance.  His response: It comes down to sports nutrition – you need to feed your body what it needs so that it can perform. He explains what you need before, during and after a workout.

You get stronger while eating and sleeping – not while working out.

Pre-workout food and nutrition

2 to 3 hours: can eat a full meal, generally limit fat.

1-2 hours: Something light (sports bar, fruit – mostly carbs, some protein)

1 hour: Sports drink with electrolytes, some calories – something easy to digest. A caffeine + nitric oxide (NO) product will be useful to get the most out of your workout (energy, focus, muscle pumps, blood flow).

Target: caffeine (50-150mg), arginine (2-3g), creatine (2-3g), amino acids, electrolytes (100-200mg sodium), some carbs (10-20g), some protein ok (<10g)

Herbalife Formula 1 Sport Pre Workout Food

During workout:

Don’t be scared of carbs here. Carbs will give you energy to complete a longer workout with more energy – and you’ll be able to do more reps with more weight at the end of a workout: meaning you’ll get stronger. Also think about consuming some protein – it will help prevent muscle breakdown. Look for a sports drink anywhere from a 3:1 to a 10:1 carb-to-protein ratio (often recovery drinks for endurance athletes are perfect to drink during a gym workout).

Target: 25-50g of carbs per hour (aerobic being at upper end) + protein (3-10g) Total 100-200 calories / hour

After Workout:

This is the most important time to eat properly. A mixture of carbs and protein is key. Carbs help protein build muscle, and refill the energy “gas tank” called glycogen. Look for a recovery shake with a mixture of fast + slow proteins and free amino acids, particularly BCAAs, which are the “building blocks of muscle.”

Depending on your size, consume about 20-40g of protein and 10-25g of carbs – 200-400 calories after workout.

General Nutrition:

Hydration: Athletes can easily lose >1L of sweat per hour and 1g of sodium. You’ll need to drink 1.5L of water for every 1L you lose unless you consume electrolytes that will facilitate the re-hydration process.

Vegetables: These are a great source of antioxidants and phytochemicals. They’re also rich in fiber, which means they’re filling and good as snacks so you’re not loading up on junk food during the day. Try to eat good, wholesome food every day. Include vegetables with every meal, and make it easy – cut them up Sunday night so it’s easy to grab and go during the week.

Healthy fats: These are known to fight inflammation and are linked to better overall health. Walnuts, almonds and other nuts (generally not peanuts) are great. Sprinkle some onto cereal in the morning or into a shake.

Soft Drinks: avoid soda at all costs.  The only time I might forgive a soda is if you just did a killer workout, you don’t have a good recovery shake with you and you can’t get to conventional food!

Herbalife markets food and supplement products.

 

Strength Training For Women

Tom Holland makes a contribution to an article on the merits of strength training for women. The article is called ” 8 Reasons Why Women Should Lift Weights”.  The benefits of strength training ( resistance training) go beyond sculpting a lean, toned body.

For best results, Tom Holland, MS, CSCS, author of Beat the Gym, recommends two to three total-body strength workouts per week for 30 minutes each session. Include three to four days of cardiovascular exercise, either on the same days or alternate days.

Lifting weights can be your best defense against osteoporosis—a disease affecting 10 million Americans, 80 percent of which are women, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation. “When you lift weights you engage muscles that pull on the tendons which, in turn, pull on the bones,” says Holland. “This added stress makes bones stronger.” Read more

Tom Holland is an elite endurance athlete and physiologist committed to helping people live a better life through fitness. Tom has run over 50 marathons, is a 19-time Ironman  triathlete and has won several natural body building awards. He is the co-host of the 24Fit 12-DVD fitness program.