Tag: sleep
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Diaphragmatic Breathing
One group of clients for whom I would recommend diaphragmatic breathing are those who are interested in detoxification yet are also experiencing ongoing stress. The IFM handout, Breathing Techniques to Soothe the Soul, gives a good description of the modality on one page, and suggests that five minutes of practice would be enough to achieve…
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Sleep and Muscle Mass
Daily rhythms of light and darkness have been a part of human evolution. While some animals are more active nocturnally and humans tend to get exercise and food in the daylight hours, our evolutionary heritage may have led to shared similarities in how circadian genes orchestrate muscle cells’ response to the energy influx that comes…
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Glycogen Replenishment
A strategy referred to as “sleep low-train low” involves scheduling carbohydrate intake around the training schedule so that some, but not all, workouts are performed in a state where the muscles do not have maximum glucose available to do the work. Several randomized trials with trained male athletes have investigated the effects of this strategy…
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