Runner's Forum With Polar In this workshop, learn how to pick and best utilise the right gadgets to improve your run. You'll also learn how to fine-tune your training programme in this sharing session. Registration closes September 26.
Marathon Guide Planning on conquering the marathon? We've prepared a gamut of topics from nutrition tips to getting in tip-top form so you'll be ready for race day.
Her Say: Taking Yoga Together Won't Make You Girly Joining your wife or girlfriend for yoga or dance class won't make you any less of a man, says Ana Isaac. Take her word for it, your girl will love you even more for doing so.
Her Say: Uh-Oh – She Wants A Boob Job... Whether it's cosmetic surgery or long hours in the gym, women have their own ways to find the perfect look. Us guys can play a part by simply being a caring and understanding partner, says our female columnist, Anna Isaac.
Her Say: Finding Miss Right If you're looking for Miss Right, our female columnist has this advice - Stop looking. But that doesn't mean you won't find love with that special girl.
Does overcooking vegetables mean that their nutrients have all been fried?
Soggy, dull-coloured vegetables are most likely overcooked. Water-soluble and heat-sensitive nutrients, such as vitamin C and certain phytochemicals, would be substantially reduced during the cooking process, so you can count on having less of these nutrients when eating overcooked vegetables.
On the other hand, cooking and food processing can help your body take in nutrients more effectively. For example, certain carotenoids such as lycopene are more readily absorbed in cooked tomato as compared to raw. It’s not possible to quantify the amount of nutrients lost or gained from cooking, so it’s best to take two servings of vegetables in your daily diet, and enjoy them both cooked and raw, like with salads.
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Do runners need to eat protein at all? Definitely! Time to pick up the steak knife, because a study by the International Society of Sport Nutrition found that...
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