Tips for Sports Nutrition
Diet Depends on Training Regime
- Whether you lead an active or sedentary lifestyle, your dietary plan must be tailored to your daily activity and other factors. Your caloric intake and proportions of carbohydrates and protein will vary depending on the type, frequency, and intensity of the exercise.
- Fuel properly - Based on the amount of exercise you are performing, choose a variety of foods, including those that include carbohydrates, and vary your consumption accordingly.
- High-intensity training does have greater protein requirements (1.2-2.0g per kg body weight per day) than endurance athletes, who have somewhat higher requirements than the average sedentary population (1.2-1.8g per kg body weight per day).
- Consider drinking throughout the day, as well as before, during, and after exercise, as necessary, to stay hydrated.
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