I’ve always been a tea drinker, but now I’m really into it. It started last winter when I got into the habit of drinking 2-3 glasses of white tea per day. Granted that was at home where I had a full kitchen, but even at college I can fit a glass or two of tea into my schedule.

Active.com has a great article about tea, which everyone should read:

http://www.active.com/story.cfm?story_id=12683

That’s good, but Matt Furey is who really turned me on to tea. He talks about green and white tea straight from China - the good stuff! But you don’t have to go to China to get tea. If you live in or near a bigger city, you should find plenty of green and white tea in one of the supermarkets. If not, you can always order it online.

But the point is, whatever tea you can get, drink some! (And don’t worry, tea is not bad for your teeth.)

News flash - fruit is good for you!

Fruit provides carbohydrates for energy, tons of vitamins and essential nutrients, and a good dose of water, which will make you feel full, keeping you from filling up on empty calories. And fruit tastes good, too!

If you aren’t eating enough fruit or just want to learn a bit more about it and the role it plays in your diet, check out this article about fruit at active.com.

Moral of the today’s story: Eat more fruit!

Or, at the very least, start using some healthy energy drinks that contain antioxidants, such as FRS and Fiva.

Photo credit: moria

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Since I haven’t been training too much lately, I’ve decided to enjoy the fall and do whatever sort of training comes my way. I need to throw some running in there, and I figured I might as well get back into Cyclo-Core too.

And in doing so I learned a very important lesson…

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