Common diseases and disorders

 

The biochemistry of exercise is a primary concern of serious athletes and sports physiologists. Exercise biochemistry, however, has important implications for sedentary individuals, as well as for those who engage in only moderate exercise.

Exercise also has profound, and potentially dangerous, effects on the biochemistry of people with diabetes and other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism.

Since liver glycogen is important for maintaining normal blood sugar levels and can become depleted overnight, carbohydrates should probably be ingested before morning exercise. Too much food or sugar before exercising, however, can reduce the rate at which fluids leave the stomach to replace those lost through sweat.

 

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 WEBSITES

American College of Sports Medicine. “Triggerpoint Foam Rolling: Re-Gen.” ACSM.org . http://forms.acsm.org/Summit2016/pdfs/30%20Patrick.pdf (2017).

Deer, Rachel. “Q&A: Challenges for Providing Protein for the Aging to Support Nutrition & Health Needs.” American College of Sports Medicine. https://certification.acsm.org/blog/2016/october/qandachallenges-for-providing-protein-for-the-aging-tosupport-nutrition-and-health-needs (2017).

ORGANIZATIONS

American College of Sports Medicine, 401 W. Michigan St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202-3233, (317) 6379200, Fax: (317) 634-7817, http://www.acsm.org .