Nutrition Vs. Sport Performance

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day’s meals should be divided into. The total calorie intake must increase for active persons from 2200 to 2200 plus the total number used while exercising. This will ensure replenishment of the body’s system.
With the wide variety of athletic competitions, the specific meal a competitor may need to eat to benefit themselves differs widely, as do the events. The last meal or two are extremely important in both their time of consumption and content. It is these two factors that can cause a person to make or break their day just by their choices. Experience plays a large role since one must attempt many different pre-competition meals before they will find one that suits the individual. For most, the high carbohydrate diet is the choice; packing in as many as possible since it is such a huge energy source. Also, judging by time, one must decide the size of the meal. To digest a large meal takes 3-4 hours, a small meal 2-3 hours, liquid meal 1-2 hours, and a small ...

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many other nutrients that Gatorade or cola can not do. A good guide for fluid replacement would be 8-10 ounces for every 20 min of strenuous activity, even though this
may only be a half or a quarter of what you have lost it will help recovery time. Small nutrient packed snacks will also prove beneficial to you during exercise.
Once the event is completed your body still requires loads of lost products to be replenished. Your first priority should be the fluid loss that you were unable to keep up with during the exercise. How much? Well likely the best guide to tell you when to stop is the urine test. If it is clear then the body is back to hydrated form and is no longer ...

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