ENERGYbits
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What are they? Good question. When I first heard of them I had no clue what
they were or what they used for. Now
they seem to be the popular craze in the running world and I understand
why. They work. ENERGYbits are 100% pure spirulina algae that
has 40 nutrients and 64% protein in a single serving. They may look like pill but shouldn’t
confused as such because they are actually bits algae (food). An interesting fact, one gram of algae has
the nutitional equivalent of 1,000 grams of fruits and vegetables.
Here is what they look like:
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A serving size is 30-40 bits. I was a bit nervous about this at first
because it seemed like a lot of food to swallow. I’m not a huge fan of taking anything in pill
form. However, this was manageable. I was able to swallow 4 at a time while
eating my breakfast with no problem. I
also think by having to take so many it made me consume more water than what
I’d normally drink which is a good thing before a warm summer run. You can chew these but they have a bit of a
fishy odor kind of like fish food or Omega vitamins if you’re used to taking
those. I’m not a fan of seafood so I
chose to swallow them.
As many of you know, I’ve been having some IT band issues
the past few weeks so I decided to limit my run to 3 miles. I wasn’t sure what kind of benefit I’d notice
from the bits, if any at all, going on such a short run. To my surprise, even in a short run the
effect of ENERGYbits was noticeable. I
felt energized the entire run and even felt like I could keep going after my 3
miles were up. I didn’t go on only
because I didn’t want to risk irritating my IT band. (It was a pain free run). I typically train at a 1:30/:30 run/walk
interval for the first 1.5miles and then switch to 1/:30s. However, I was able to keep up with the
1:30/:30 interval the entire time and even skipped a few because I wasn’t
paying attention to the beeper. I think
what I was most happy about with this run is that I had NEGATIVE splits! This
never happens for me. No matter the
distance I always struggle/slow down with the last bit. I felt like for this run I was speeding up
and just getting started. Awesome!
I think what I most like about ENERGYbits is the nutrients
it provides. I’m a plain eater with a
terrible diet. I’ve recently become more
conscious about this and trying to improve.
My last big race I felt terrible for pretty much the entire thing
because of poor nutrition. I just started
tracking my meals with MyFitnessPal just to see how much protein and other nutrients
I’m getting each day. I was very
impressed to find ENERGYbits as one of the recordable foods on this app :)
Here are screenshots of a day without ENERGYbits and a day
with ENERGYbits: (I ate similar things
both days—w/the exception of a smoothie of the first day that provided a ton of
vitamin A)
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| Without ENERGYbits **All Day totals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)** |
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| With ENERGYbits **totals from Breakfast and Lunch only** |
The largest difference I noticed was in my iron consumption. Iron is important for athlete performance because it carries oxygen to and carbon dioxide away from all of the cells in the body. Without enough iron a person can lose endurance and feel fatigued. I don’t eat an iron enriched diet so, it’s a good thing that the ENERGYbits provided a good source of iron for me. This probably contributed to how I felt during my run.
In Summary:
I’m a fan of ENERGYbits :)
I like the nutrients it provides and the way it makes me feel during my
runs. A strong run is a good run :) It feels great to be #PoweredByBits
Follow ENERGYbits on twitter @ENERGYbits
Want to try ENERGYbits for yourself?
Enter this giveaway from an ENERGYbits Ambassador to win
your very own tin of ENERGYbits. Hurry
though because the giveaway ends tonight! June 1, 2013
Disclaimer: I was
provided with a sample of ENERGYbits to try, however all opinions are of my
own.
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