Sports nutrition
Nutrition can help enhance sports performance. An active lifestyle and exercise routine, along with eating well, is the best way to stay healthy.
Sports nutrition plays a key role in optimising the beneficial effects of physical activity, whether you’re a bodybuilder, a professional athlete in training or exercising to improve your mental and physical health.
Making informed decisions with your nutrition and hydration can result in improved performance, injury prevention and quicker recovery but it’s difficult to know where to start with so much conflicting information readily available. That’s where the help of a professional nutritionist can aid your decisions, and ultimately improve your performance. We at Healthy2bfit, offer a variety of services to support your health and sporting goals. This can range from a daily food diary to tips for eating after workouts or a comprehensive nutrition plan for training and competitions.
The importance of sports nutrition
Consuming the right balance of food and drink is important for everyone and those actively participating in sport need to be aware that it can also affect performance. For example, athletes may need more calories than the average person or individuals training for bodybuilding competitions may need to increase their protein intake: a good nutrition plan is key to your success.Sports performance and energy
Fuelling your body with the right foods is essential for sports performance, importantly fats, protein and carbohydrates which maintain the body’s energy.
Recommendations for sports nutrition
Eating a good diet can help provide the energy you need to finish a race, or just enjoy a casual sport or activity. You are more likely to be tired and perform poorly during sports when you do not get enough:
- Calories
- Carbohydrates
- Fluids
- Iron, vitamins, and other minerals
- Protein