Essential kit for runners

Every athlete knows how important it is to be properly prepared when starting to work out.

To run a good race, it’s essential to make sure you have the right diet and kit and to provide your body with the nutrients it needs to avoid fatigue and injuries and to keep your sporting performance at peak levels.

Therefore, Probelte Pharma is going to give you some tips on how to prepare the essential runners’ kit.

The kit

Before starting the race it’s important to make sure that you have:

• Sports shoes suited to the shape of your feet and the type of training you’re going to be doing, so you can avoid injuries and back problems. It’s vital that they are breathable, have proper cushioning and a sole suited to the type of surface on which you’re running.
• Suitable clothing: on hot days you should wear light and breathable clothing, polyester T-shirts are highly recommended, while if it’s cold, it’s best to opt for Climalite fabrics.
• A heart rate monitor to help monitor your heartbeat during the race. These devices also often measure the distance covered, maximal oxygen uptake and recovery time, allowing you to plan your workouts.
• Water: it’s important to keep hydrated to avoid fatigue and dehydration.

Food supplements

Sometimes you need to take food supplements to help reduce fatigue and avoid sports injuries; also, taking them will help you to improve your sporting performance.

There are numerous sports supplements that can help you to cope with workouts, but before taking them you need to know what your needs are and, if you need to take them, what they are for and what benefits they provide.

For example, for a marathon runner whose sporting demands are high, in addition to their diet, it is worthwhile boosting their daily intake of the following nutrients:

• Vitamins and minerals to promote energy production and muscle development (vitamin B12, vitamin C, folic acid), improve immune function, support bone health and to protect the body from oxidative damage (vitamin C). They are also essential for optimising your sporting performance and aiding your recovery after doing sport (iron and vitamin C to help deliver oxygen to your cells).
• Glutathione, a powerful antioxidant enzyme that decreases muscle damage, increases strength and endurance, reduces your recovery time and alters your metabolism to promote fat burning and muscle development. Also, thanks to its antioxidant properties, it combats oxidative damage to the body, both while at rest and after physical exercise.

If you want to enhance your sporting performance and delay the onset of fatigue, while also looking after your health, Keriba Sport is the right natural food supplement for you, providing high levels of magnesium, vitamin B6 and Pomanox (pomegranate extract), and also promoting joint health thanks to its anti-inflammatory effect and because it inhibits the breakdown of cartilage.