| What keeps a triathlon athlete going in spite of the | | | | may also replace water. |
| heat and long hours of vigorous physical activity is a | | | | Here's some tip that endurance sports nutrition guide |
| properly hydrated and fueled body. In endurance | | | | books may not have told you: to know when it is time |
| sports, nutrition is equivalent to keeping oneself | | | | to gulp on your water or sports drink bottle, set your |
| hydrated at all times, especially during the game. If you | | | | timer to alarm every 15 or 20 minutes within 24 hours. |
| don't give yourself the proper nutrition it needs, your | | | | Freeze your drinking bottles and then pack them up in |
| game performance will suffer. | | | | insulated foams to keep it cool. Even if you don't |
| Sports that require special attention to endurance | | | | sweat still do gulp down the liquid in your drinking bottle. |
| nutrition (and thus help you level up your performance) | | | | You may not know it and may not notice it but you |
| are: running, swimming, triathlon, cycling, rowing, | | | | may have sweat more than you think of. |
| mountain biking, adventure racing, cross-country skiing, | | | | 3. Pack up extra bottles. |
| mountaineering and trekking. | | | | Carry more drinking bottles if you can. Don't be afraid |
| Let us say that you have prepared yourself for an | | | | to look like a camel with extra hump at your back. You |
| endurance sport. Your nutrition focuses on giving you | | | | need all those liquids in your endurance sport. It will |
| enough fuel to last you a day of vigorous physical | | | | keep you going and in shape. |
| activity. You eat foods rich in protein to keep your | | | | Besides, you will drain these drinking bottles one at a |
| muscles fit for the game and carbohydrates to give | | | | time every 15 or 20 minutes. At that rate, you may not |
| you enough energy and fuel your muscles to run fast, | | | | even know that your endurance sports drinks have |
| steady, and consistently. What else can you do to | | | | been drained down your esophageal pipes. |
| perform much better in endurance sports? | | | | Endurance sport nutrition question: Water or sports |
| Here are some endurance sports nutrition suggested | | | | drink? |
| by athletes and trainers: | | | | In endurance sports nutrition, it has debated whether |
| Endurance Sports Nutrition Tip - Hydrate Yourself | | | | water or sports drink should be consumed by an |
| 1. Start the day with a full tank of water. | | | | athlete competing in endurance sports. |
| Athletes don't eat during a game. But they do drink | | | | Researches have shown that endurance sports |
| water. Studies show, of which common people now | | | | athletes (competing under the sweltering heat of the |
| know, that humans can last a month without eating but | | | | sun) who were provided with water as a means of |
| will die immediately without water for 3 days to one | | | | hydrating themselves replace only one and half to two |
| week. That is how important water is to our body. | | | | thirds of fluid loss, while those who were given with |
| Many people die of diarrhea because of dehydration. | | | | sports drink have shown hydration nearly to a hundred |
| Hydration is an important nutrition component to | | | | percent. |
| humans, most especially to athletes involved in | | | | The reason for this is that sports drink contains |
| endurance sports. So the endurance sports nutrition tip | | | | electrolytes (sodium, potassium and magnesium) which |
| from athletes and trainers: drink lots of water before | | | | help retain fluid in the body and balance the presence |
| the game. | | | | of these minerals that are vital in normal bodily function. |
| Hydration is the key to winning endurance sports | | | | We lose electrolytes when we sweat. Dizziness, |
| competition. And drinking water before the game | | | | muscle cramps, extreme exhaustion, and irregular |
| starts puts you in a great headstart. | | | | heartbeat are the symptoms of electrolytes loss in the |
| 2. Hydrate yourself regularly during the game. | | | | body. |
| Drink often during the game. Most endurance sports | | | | According to endurance nutrition experts, many |
| nutrition guide books will tell you the same thing. | | | | athletes lose endurance due to low level of |
| Athletes in endurance sports sweat off two quarts of | | | | electrolytes. In fact, according to endurance sports |
| water per hour especially in hot and humid weather. | | | | nutrition magazines, some athletes even die due to |
| So, you must drink at least four up to eight ounces of | | | | electrolytes loss. |
| water every fifteen to twenty minutes. Sports drink | | | | |
