Could Your Performance Use a Boost?

10 Habits of Men Who Last All Day (and All Night)

Hey, guys, could your game use a little boost? Whether it's on the playing field, at the office, or in the bedroom, how well you perform depends on how you treat your body and what you're using to fuel it. With a few small changes in your diet and exercise routine, you can join the ranks of men who have the power to perform without petering out. Pump up your prowess with these 10 habits:

• Can you indulge in fast food -- and stay fit?
• Keep your cookout safe, it's easy
• Don't let alcohol wage war on your diet

1. Supersize Your Muscles

Get off that couch and start lifting weights. Invest in a set of barbells or join a gym; your investment will pay you back in no time. Strength training yields quick results, and you will notice a difference in no time. Check in with the WebMD Weight Loss Clinic fitness guru Rich Weil for specific routines to help you supersize your muscles.

2. Burn Off the Beer Belly

The WebMD Weight Loss Clinic is here to help you learn how easy it is to eat right and lose weight. Small changes add up to big weight loss that will help you see those toes forever. You’ve already joined the ranks of our successful dieters -- you’re on your way! Congratulations!

3. Just Drink It

Are you getting your eight glasses per day? The easiest way to improve your physical performance is with adequate fluids in your diet. Your muscles need fluids to work properly; and in the heat and humidity of summer, it is easy to become dehydrated and fatigued. Beat the heat and energy zap by drinking before thirst sets in -- at least 64 ounces of mostly water every day.

4. Shoot for Nine a Day

That’s right, guys, nine servings a day of fruits and/or vegetables is recommended by the National Cancer Institute and the Department of Health and Human Services. According to their research, men eat only one-third the amount of produce they need for good health. Fruits and veggies are chock full of disease-fighting antioxidants that can reduce the risk of many forms of cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. It’s simple and easy to incorporate fruits and veggies into your diet. Let Elaine Magee, RD, our recipe doctor, show you how.

5. Can the Soda

Sugar has been called the devil’s candy because it's so addictive. And we get an abundance of sugar from soft drinks, mixed alcoholic drinks, cakes, cookies, candies, and high-fructose corn syrup, which lurks in many processed foods. The sugar adds up quickly and provides little more than added calories, and there's little room in a pumped-up body for those sinister empty calories. The World Health Organization recommends people get less than 10% of calories from sugars. Can you live without it? Give it a try! Substitute a piece of fruit when you need to satisfy your sweet tooth. Check here for even more strategies to tackle your snack attacks.

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