Butcher uses cycling app Strava, as well as MyFitnessPal to track her nutrition
JAZMINE BUTCHER SLALOM, GIANT SLALOM, SUPER G AND DOWNHILL SKIER WITH THE DELANCEY BRITISH U21 SKI TEAM
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’m still in rehab after knee surgery earlier this year, but am using MyFitnessPal and Strava to help me qualify for the World Junior Championships in 2017. I started using Strava two years ago, when I began cycling in I changed my diet order to boost my strength and stamina. It records your speed, to eat more protein distance and elevation, and can and less fat and track your heart rate if you have a compatible monitor – as well found that I had as tracking rides via GPS and loads more energy letting you race other people. Using Strava makes me work Jazmine Butcher harder each time I go out and makes me more motivated to beat my times. When I started cycling, I could only do shor t rides up to about 10km, but now I can easily do 50km rides with 1,000m elevations. MyFitnessPal has helped my diet become much healthier, as it enables me to record the percentage of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals I’m eating. September 2015 © Cybertrek 2015
Last October, before the start of the season, I had stepped up my training and was getting tired. I realised I wasn’t eating enough calories and had too much fat in my diet, so I changed my diet to eat more protein and less fat and found that I had loads more energy. I also use it to make sure I have good nutrition before a race and to measure my hydration. MyFitnessPal is compatible with Strava and has a step tracker to customise your calorie intake goal for that day, depending on your level of activity. I also enjoy cooking, and MyFitnessPal lets you import recipes from the internet so you can see the nutrient content of each meal. After my operation, I was doubtful of my own ability and didn’t think I would be able to do what I was doing before. But looking back at previous data made me motivated to push myself harder. ●
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