In our health and sport blog written by Karina, we will this week give you tips to maintain good physical health in winter and therefore for winter sports! Karina gives you simple and clever tips to regulate your body to achieve the perfect energy efficiency to fight off the winter cold and take care of its immune system.
Karina tells us: “It is quite possible to spend winter in the best possible shape and avoid winter inconveniences thanks to some simple and natural tips.”
Respect the basic rules of a healthy and balanced diet. Maintain biological rhythms, by as resting well, sleeping at fixed times and going to bed early, you will have better mental health and stamina to manage any particular stress. Disconnect by doing regular physical activity, your vitality will be high, your body will be homeostasis and therefore fully able to protect the body in case of aggression and repair the damage if necessary.
On the other hand, if your meals are composed of sandwiches and industrial products, if you sleep badly or not enough, stress will catch up with you up. If you don’t have enough natural daylight and that you do not profit from a minimum of natural light, it is without surprise that your defenses immune cells fall and the infection sets in.
THIS IS THE ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAIN THE IMMUNE SHIELD:
– A balanced diet:
Make sure to eat regular live foods rich in vitamins and minerals and full of vitality. Fruits, oilseeds (nuts, almonds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds) and raw vegetables or cooked at low temperatures are the best mineral sources to cover our needs. Bring enough prebiotics to maintain the balance of the intestinal flora. Prebiotics are the food of bacteria in our intestinal flora, themselves called probiotics. A very large part of the immune cells are concentrated in the intestines. Eat regularly fermented vegetables, kefir, miso or kombucha to maintain a good intestinal balance.
– Fill the deficiencies in vitamin D and vitamin C:
Vitamin D is made by the body when the skin is exposed to the sun. It is essential for the proper functioning of the immune system and contributes to the development and multiplication of white blood cells. You can consult your doctor to check your level with a blood test.
Vitamin C is also essential to maintain immune defenses. Citrus fruits contain a lot and in this winter, they are at hand and it is not a coincidence. On the Côte d ‘Azur, we suggest you discover the arbutus a small fruit very rich in vitamin C (Cf our blog on seasonal fruitsour blog on seasonal fruits)
– Quality sleep:
Sleeping enough strengthens the immune system and allows the body to self-repair. A light meal in the evening and a good sleep of 8 hours will help the body to rest in depth and influence the effectiveness of your immune system.
– Play sports:
Maintaining regular physical activity will help the body revitalize the lymphatic system, thereby removing toxins and eliminating the stress accumulated during the day, making the most of daylight and sunlight. G4 knows it well and offers you his advice for a smooth recovery of the training. Do not hesitate to read the advice of Geoffroy Lequatre who will accompany you in your winter sports preparation.
– To know how to cover oneself:
During your physical activities, it is also necessary to know each other, and to know your body on how to cover yourself. Do not cover too much even if it’s cold, sweating is synonymous with cold weather with poor quality clothes. Dress with technical clothing with as few layers as possible. (See our blog how to choose your jacket).
Thanks to our health advice, training, clothing, you will discover another way of living sport and therefore live simply in harmony. The key to knowledge lies undoubtedly between these lines of the G4 blog.
Happy reading friends.
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