How to Fuel Up on the Trail

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Your car will blow steam and sputter to a halt like a Depression–era jalopy if you don’t change your oil and fill the tank with quality gasoline on a regular basis. Your body is no exception when it comes fueling and maintenance. Whether you are trail running, hiking, fastpacking, or backpacking, if you don’t fuel properly out on the trails, you’ll end up blowing a gaske...

Full article at http://www.trailspace.com/articles/fuel-factors-nutrition-on-the-trail.html

Thanks! Great article, I enjoyed it because I work out quite a bit and I can apply many of these tips to my workout nutrition.

Thanks for a great article on what to eat for trail energy. I have found that since turning 50 a few years ago, that it takes more foods to do the same amount of energy build-up than it took thru my younger days. And because I am not as active as I was between my 20's and 40's, a lot of what I eat ends up as fat in my stomach area. What can I do to help fatty foods go on thru my gut and stop adding wieght I can't seem to burn as well after 50?

After 30 too!

Mackenzie -- Great article!!

GP & mahosimayhem - Foods with a lower glycemic index help to keep one energized for longer and also help in curbing appetite spikes that come from foods with higher amounts of simple sugars. Hope that helps.

Thanks for this article––I haven't had the energy to read it yet (okay, it just popped into my "in box" ) but I am hoping it might have some answers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xSLpM8XPRQ&feature=channel

I just finished JMT#9 and although I always feel wasted once the trip is over––this time I am feeling especially drained––perhaps because, unlike past trips, I was not able to sit around for a week and rest, upon my return, but rather, went right back to work.

someone tossed out the idea that returning to sea-level might have something to do with my fatigue, but I'm going to assume that my trail-diet, which was far less, calorie-wise, than it should have been, is the culprit.

So what have I been doing? not really resting, but eating a lot of whatever I want and I think it's time I zero in on wether I should start eating more proteins versus carbs, or what . . . should I (at 51) just guzzle a bottle of geritol? maybe I'll go for the chocolate milk.