| Ultimate Frisbee is no longer an extreme fringe | | | | heart rate functions as the best monitor of the |
| sport that people would play during lunch breaks in | | | | workout that you are receiving. You want your |
| high school. Ultimate Frisbee is considered one of | | | | heart rate to stay within certain zones while you |
| the fastest growing sports in America. Why has | | | | are working out. If your heart is beating |
| there been such a sudden rise in participation in | | | | between 60-80% of your maximum heart rate, |
| Ultimate Frisbee? Many believe it is due to the | | | | then you are in a good zone for burning fats. |
| simplicity of the game. There is no need for | | | | Your body doesn’t feel as if it should be |
| officials as you call your own fouls during the | | | | burning the quick energy stores in order to have |
| game, and there isn’t a large amount of | | | | sufficient energy to complete the physical activity |
| equipment to purchase, just buy a Frisbee and | | | | that it is doing. It will harness the fat stored in |
| you are ready to play. The rules are very | | | | your body that takes longer for your body to |
| simple; you throw the Frisbee to another person | | | | break down into energy. If your heart rate is |
| on your team who then catches it and stops. | | | | over 80% of maximum then you are in the |
| Your teammate then must throw the Frisbee to | | | | cardio workout zone. This zone of your heart |
| another member of your team. This continues | | | | rate is excellent for increasing your endurance and |
| until you reach your end zone or you drop the | | | | for helping to create lean muscle. While you are |
| Frisbee. If you drop the Frisbee, then the other | | | | playing Ultimate Frisbee you will find that you are |
| team gets possession and they start passing | | | | nearly always in these two heart rate zones. |
| towards their end zone. There isn’t suppose | | | | Just like other athletes, people that play Ultimate |
| to be any physical contact to stop the receivers | | | | Frisbee should get the most out of the time that |
| of the Frisbee, neither can you be on top of the | | | | they play the sport. The best way to ensure |
| person throwing the Frisbee (there is a three foot | | | | that you get a complete workout is to have a |
| halo rule around the thrower). | | | | good nutritional program. Adding protein to your |
| Although the game is simple, the workout that | | | | diet is a good way to help your body build lean |
| you will receive is not. Ultimate Frisbee is a | | | | muscle. Lean muscle will help your body to burn |
| game of constant movement. You are always | | | | more fat, and thus you will lose more weight. In |
| moving, whether it is getting open to get the | | | | addition lean muscle will also help you to perform |
| Frisbee or if you are playing defense and trying to | | | | better on the field. Immediately after working |
| knock down a poor pass. This constant | | | | out it is a good idea to give your body a large |
| movement will give you a much better workout | | | | dose of protein. A good way to get this protein |
| compared to basketball, tennis, football, or really | | | | is by taking a whey protein supplement. Whey |
| any other sport that involves frequent stoppages | | | | protein is easy for your body to digest and it also |
| in play. The constant movement will increase | | | | give over 90% pure protein, which is higher than |
| your heart rate. | | | | other protein mixtures. |
| During the time that you are exercising your | | | | |