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The beauty of the Fastest Known Time

By Jeffrey Stern The beauty of the FKT (Fastest Known Time) is that they are made for everyone, wherever and whenever you want You can go after big, audacious ones like the Grand Canyon Crossing or the Zion Traverse,...

Targeting metabolism with diet. Part II. Why and how to fuel with fats.

Endurance training (aerobic) increases your fat metabolizing machinery. Constant muscle stimulation with low-intensity training triggers mitochondrial biogenesis. Mitochondria are the organelles equipped with fat metabolizing enzymes. As mitochondria are entirely dependent on oxygen supply, endurance training adaptation comes with improved microcirculation...

Targeting metabolism with diet.

Among all micronutrients, sugars seem to be the most harmful substances for our cells. The human race evolved for tens of thousands of years without significant sources of pure sugar in natural food. This could explain why our body in general doesn't handle sugars very well. From the food intake regulation to metabolic responses, our body reacts to sugars as if they were unknown and causing dysregulation.

ENDURANCE NUTRITION | Current Spring Energy Gel Line

Sage Canaday https://youtu.be/oNjbaFGJoxI Creating an optimal nutrition plan for your training and racing is a complex process that needs to consider several factors, including the time of the effort, elevation gain, relative physiological effort, weather conditions, but also individual preferences...

COVID-19 Q&A

Hi Everyone, I’m so grateful to be a Spring Energy athlete and part of this adventure and endurance community. Spring Energy has been there for me across the board--providing everything from a happy GI system to a community support system....