Sample Social Media Posts
Facebook
Facebook Post 1
Adding physical activity to your daily routine is a key contributor to health and happiness. You may be
pushing for a new personal best time on a 10 kilometer run; or trying to add some lean muscle while
losing a bit around the belly; or maybe you are just looking to boost your energy.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing a series of content about how you can maximize your power,
performance, and hydration while exercising this summer, to help you reach your health and fitness
goals!
Here’s a sample of what’s coming:
Link: Video
Facebook Post 2
We all know protein is important when exercising.
But why is it important? How much do you really need? What are the best sources? Are there different
varieties to suit your dietary restrictions? What role does protein play in your personal routine?
Today we answer these questions, and many more.
Link to: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Boosting Power
Facebook Post 3
Can you push harder, run faster, and reach farther? When you’re looking for that competitive edge,
there are three nutritional approaches to consider in order to take your performance to the next level.
Link to: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Enhancing Performance
Facebook Post 4
Hydration is about much more than just water. One of the key drivers of athletic performance is
maintaining the balance of fluids and electrolytes in your body. Even slight dehydration can bring down
your performance significantly, so today we’d like to share a guide for staying properly hydrated during
your workout.
What are your favourite hydrators?
Link to: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Optimizing Hydration
Facebook Post 5
Are you trying to boost your performance at the gym or on the track? This Extreme Chocolate Banana
smoothie delivers 24 grams of protein, 10 grams of dietary fibre, electrolytes and is packed with healthy
fats including 1.2 grams of omega-3s. Throw in a banana loaded with nutrients, to ensure that your
muscles will function optimally, and you’ve got one very powerful drink!
Not to mention, it’s DELICIOUS!
Link to: Extreme Chocolate Banana smoothie recipe
Facebook Post 6
Optimize your athletic performance with our take on this delicious recovery drink. This Sweet BananaKiwi Recovery smoothie is packed with probiotics, omega-3s, and amino acids to assist your body in the
repair of your hard-working muscles. The anti-inflammatory properties of the ingredients in this drink
are sure to make you feel brand new! Go ahead and indulge – your body will thank you for it!
Link to: Sweet Banana-Kiwi Recovery smoothie recipe
Facebook Post 7
The most common mistake that people make when thinking about hydration is that they only think
about water. Hydration is really about both fluids AND electrolytes. Make your own thirst-quenching, rehydrating, electrolyte re-balancing drink with our Purple Passion Re-hydrator smoothie.
This easy-to-make, delicious recipe gives you just the right balance of sugars to replenish lost fuel, with a
quick dose of electrolytes to replace the sodium and chloride lost during an intense workout.
Link to: Purple Passion Re-hydrator smoothie recipe
Twitter
Tweet 1
Tips to improve power, optimize energy, and ensure proper hydration during a workout:
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Introduction
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What are amino acids and what role do they play in repairing and building muscle?
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Boosting Power
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What are your favourite sources of vegetable-based protein? Here are ours:
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Boosting Power
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Elite athletes and weekend warriors have higher protein needs, find out just how much here:
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Boosting Power
Tweet 5
87 per cent of Canadian athletes report using some type of sports nutrition supplement. Which is the
most popular?
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Boosting Power
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Lactose intolerant? Find out more about dairy-free protein powders:
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Boosting Power
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The difference between whey protein and casein protein:
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Boosting Power
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Whey and casein protein should be used at different times in your workout. Do you know which to use
when?
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Boosting Power
Tweet 9
Reduce muscle soreness after a workout with Omega-3s
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Enhancing Performance
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How carbs help to optimize your athletic performance:
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Enhancing Performance
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Why are long distance runners more susceptible to becoming anemic?
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Enhancing Performance
Tweet 12
Research shows iron supplementation in women with low iron can measurably improve “energetic
efficiency”.
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Enhancing Performance
Tweet 13
One of the key drivers of athletic performance is maintaining the balance of these two things: fluids &
electrolytes
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Optimizing Hydration
Tweet 14
Even slight dehydration can reduce your muscular endurance and strength significantly
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Optimizing Hydration
Tweet 15
Tip for sports nutrition this summer: Proper hydration is about more than just drinking water.
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Optimizing Hydration
Tweet 16
How do you stay hydrated during your workout? Is it enough?
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Optimizing Hydration
Tweet 17
#DYK: If you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated?
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Optimizing Hydration
Tweet 18
Why are sodium, chloride, magnesium and calcium essential for proper hydration?
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Optimizing Hydration
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A general guide to maintain fluid levels during a workout:
Link: Sports Nutrition for Summer: Optimizing Hydration
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A power-enhancing #smoothie #recipe for all the chocoholics out there:
Link: Extreme Chocolate Banana smoothie recipe
Tweet 21
Try this Extreme Chocolate Banana #smoothie #recipe to power through your next workout
Link: Extreme Chocolate Banana smoothie recipe
Tweet 22
A post-workout smoothie #recipe packed with probiotics, omega-3s, and amino acids to speed recovery:
Link: Sweet Banana-Kiwi Recovery smoothie recipe
Tweet 23
This Sweet Banana-Kiwi Recovery #smoothie packs a punch of protein, fibre and anti-inflammatory
omega-3s
Link: Sweet Banana-Kiwi Recovery smoothie recipe
Tweet 24
Try this Purple Passion Re-hydrator smoothie, loaded with antioxidants and vitamin C to boost your
immune system
Link: Purple Passion Re-hydrator smoothie recipe
Tweet 25
Just finished your workout? Time to drink up this thirst-quenching, re-hydrating and electrolyte
replenishing Purple Passion Re-hydrator smoothie!
Link: Purple Passion Re-hydrator smoothie recipe