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Power juices are ideal for sports people or anyone who leads an energetic lifestyle. Juices are easy and quick to drink giving you carbohydrates for energy and bundles of other vital nutrients necessary for sport. They keep you going before, during and after exercise. Sometimes after training and competition, sports people don’t feel like eating, so drinking juice can be the answer, not only hydrating but giving that extra boost of energy needed to recover.

Because of the high fluid content and high carbohydrate and nutrient, juice should be part of your daily training programme. Not only proving to be helpful in boosting your energy levels, juice will boost your health.

A good fluid intake, whoever you are or what ever you do, is essential to life. Without adequate fluids the body cannot function properly. Dehydration can cause headaches, fatigue and effect quick reflexes. An athlete will sweat more while he is training, so it depends on weight and height how much fluid a day you need to drink. In hotter weather you may sweat more than on cooler windy days.

The average person should drink 2 litres of water a day. An athlete will need much more than this. You should always drink before exercise, during exercise and after exercise.

Our power juicer recipes are great :

• before training - take your hunger pangs away;
• during training - you need to replace fluid and energy;
• after training - especially if it is very hot

If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.(Hippocrates)

Calcium and iron are vital to someone doing physical exercise. Calcium protects our bones from injury and, in the event of a fracture, it helps to repair. Hard training can destroy our red cells, while eating foods high in iron can help restore the balance.

Because of the increase in energy your body may need extra protein while training. Protein helps repair and renew tissue while giving extra energy.

Calcium protects and repairs bones : milk, yoghurt, cheese, oranges, apricots, and green veg are essential.

Iron restores and maintains red blood cells : red meat, liver, lentils, dates and figs are essential.

Protein helps repair and renew cells : meat, poultry, eggs, cheese, yogurt, lentils, beans and peas are ideal.

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Calcium Juice

Full of clacium for people on the move

• 3 small florrets of fresh broccoli pieces
• 3 medium carrots topped and tailed
• 1 apple
• small handful fresh parsley

Place all the ingredients into the juicer then pour into a glass to enjoy.

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Zappy Sports Juice

This is a nice light juice.

• 1 apple
• 2 medium size carrots
• piece of root ginger (1cm)

Cut the apple, carrots and ginger into small pieces before putting into the juicer. Pour and enjoy.

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Green Energy Power Juicer Recipe

A light drink brimming over with energy

• 175g green grapes
• half a galia melon

Peeling off the skin of the melon cut the flesh into small pieces. Juice both the melon flesh and the grapes together in the juicer. Add water to dilute.

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Sweet Go Go Juice

• half a melon
• half a pineapple
• a strong flavoured apple such as granny smith

Cut the skin from the melon and the pineapple before cutting into smaller pieces. Place all ingredients into the juicer. Pour into a glass to serve.

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