Protein
It’s fair to say that protein and its benefits are often only associated with muscle growth and recovery (gainzzzzz) but there are many other benefits we often over look.
In essence, your body needs protein to work and stay healthy. The human body contains more than 10,000 different types which can be found in everything from our organs to our muscles, bones, skin and hair. Protein also plays a critical part of the processes that fuel our energy and carry oxygen throughout our body in our blood. It also helps make antibodies that fight off infections or illnesses and helps keep cells healthy and create new ones.
Not getting enough protein in our diet can lead to several health issues. Tissues can break down and muscle loss can occur but it’s not always true that more is always better as your body will store any excess protein intake as fat.
As we’ve said in previous posts, regardless of our activity or training levels we should be aiming to get 10% to 35% of our calories each day in the form of protein. This equates to roughly 1.4g - 1.7g per Kg of bodyweight per day, the higher end of the scale being for those who are training regularly and looking to build muscle or recover faster.
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