To improve your HDL level and your overall cholesterol, you definitely want to avoid trans fats, which are commonly found in hard margarines, baked goods and fried fast foods. Conversely, you want to consume more healthy fats like those found in avocado, olive oil, nuts and salmon.
Super sprints, a newer sport sanctioned by the governing body USA Triathlon, is fast and short, as the name suggests. The distances come in at the lowest end of the short-distance triathlon and range from 0.2 to 0.25 miles in the water, 5 to 8 miles on the bike and 1 to 2 miles running.
To say covering 140.6 miles by swimming, biking and running takes a lot of energy is an understatement. Racing an Ironman triathlon takes between eight and 17 hours of steady, aerobic work. How many calories you burn depends on your finish time, intensity level, size and efficiency at each of the sports.