British Pageantry
Junior air force officer and future king, Prince William of Wales has married Miss Catherine Middleton of Berkshire presenting a little Royal theatre on the signature streets of London.
The majestic occasion marks the couple becoming Duke and Duchess of Cambridge although they have no connection with the city, the ceremony lasted just over an hour and finished with an almighty rendition of Jerusalem. The couple then proceeded down the Mall to Buckingham Palace, half a dozen planes heralded the wedding party’s arrival on the balcony, and Prince William drove his new wife away in Dad’s Aston.
When Usain Bolt or Frankie Fredericks go down on the blocks for the sprint to glory or dismay they command bodies that are designed to move quickly. Since birth their genes have dictated their leg muscles would be packed with specialised, fast-contracting types of fibre but that in itself is not enough. They put in endless training in deliberate, effective running styles and pay careful attention to how they fuel their bodies. Their training also hones heart and lungs to the point where they can pump twice as much oxygen as an average man’s. Although this exceptional oxygen delivery will not have enough time to affect their aerobic fuel system during a sprint. They are ultimate speed machines with legs set up to produce a short burst of power which is dependent on chemical energy stored and ready within them. When the starting pistol is fired, more than one hundred thousand muscle fibres in each limb propel the competitors forward.
To describe more accurately the effect different foods have on your blood sugar levels, scientist’s developed the glycaemic index (GI) which can also help regular exercisers and athletes. The higher the GI, the higher the blood sugar levels after eating food like refined starchy foods including potatoes, white rice, white bread aswell as sugary foods, soft drinks and biscuits are high on GI. Less refined starchy foods like porridge, beans, lentils, muesli aswell as fruit and dairy products are low on GI. They produce a much lower rise in blood sugar (compared with glucose).
High GI foods have a smaller effect on blood glucose and insulin in regular exercisers compared with non-exercisers. Eating little and often, avoiding overloading on carbohydrates and sticking to balanced combinations of carbohydrate, proteins and fat; there’s no need to cut out high glycaemic foods but eat in small amounts or combined with protein and/or little healthy fat. Both protein and fat put a break on the digestive process, slowing down the release of glucose.
