by Melissa Boufounos | Nov 21, 2016 | Concussion Awareness |
A year ago today my life changed completely with a dirty elbow to the head from an opposing teammate. It was during a pre-season hockey tournament in Kitchener, with my new team, Brampton Canadettes Senior A. She received a penalty. I went to the bench, knowing right...
by Melissa Boufounos | Oct 27, 2016 | Nutrition
Whether you’re trying to lose weight, build muscle or improve athletic performance this three step guide to nutrition will apply to you. Step 1: Eliminate nutritional deficiencies More than 80% of the population has at least one nutritional deficiency, and...
by Melissa Boufounos | Oct 13, 2016 | Nutrition, Health
Always Getting Sick? Protect your Immune System When training with a high volume of exercise you face immuno-compromise and must take additional steps to protect your immune system. If you don’t pay attention to immune system recovery, you’re more likely to miss...
by Melissa Boufounos | Oct 11, 2016 | Drinks, Recipes
After a workout, it is important to eat a meal within two hours to replenish energy stores, to increase muscle size and/or muscle quality and to repair any damage caused by the workout. Depending on what you ate before your workout, and how close to your workout you...
by Melissa Boufounos | Aug 2, 2016 | Nutrition
As an athlete, the general consensus is that you should be consuming 1.2-2 g of protein for every kg of body weight. The average, untrained healthy adult needs about 0.8 g of protein for every kg of body weight to survive. If you are working out with a goal to build...
