A healthy start to a workout

I was at my 14U Fastpitch practice yesterday and I had some of my girls experience some fatigue and dizziness during our pretty intense agility workouts. I can't stress enough about drinking water and eating properly to fuel your body before and after your workouts. It is such a conflict with many people who are trying to lose weight or young people who are scared that by eating could affect their image. If you are working out properly and not cheating yourself, you will be burning enough calories! Eat enough to calories to give you energy but not enough to weight you down and make you feel sick during your workout. Don't have time to sit down to a meal, drink a protein shake, yum!!

The easiest way to to calculate how much water you should be drinking is by using this formula. You should consume 1/2 ounce per pound of body weight if you're not active (that's ten eight-ounce glasses if you weigh 160 pounds), and 2/3 ounce per pound if you're athletic (13 to 14 glasses a day, at the same weight).

As for food intake, you should eat protein before and after your workout to help build your muscles and make sure you are getting enough carbohydrates and protein about 1-2 hours prior to your workout to fuel your body. You will see a huge difference in your performance if you are not used to eating before your workouts!

Any questions?