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Lactic Acid and Exercise: Friend or Foe?

Lactic acid – that’s the stuff that builds up in muscle when you work out intensely. In response, your muscles fatigue. It sounds like a bad thing but lactic acid may actually have some benefits. Find out what they are.

September 25, 2016

Fuel Use During Exercise: Factors That Influence What Type of Fuel Your Body Uses

Fats, carbohydrates and proteins – your body can use them all to produce energy to fuel muscle contraction. How does it know which one to choose? Find out more about fuel usage during exercise – when your body uses carbs and when it turns more to fats – and what factors influence it.

July 14, 2013

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Lactic Acid and Exercise: Friend or Foe?

Fuel Use During Exercise: Factors That Influence What Type of Fuel Your Body Uses