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10 principles for sports nutrition

Friday, January 8th, 2010

sports nutritionsThe subject physically active should be aware that their caloric and nutrition is very important to maintain the desired performance and meet targets. The following are some of the most important rules to keep in mind when practicing physical exercise:

1. Most of the energy needed during your training is provided by carbohydrates. Cereals, fruits, rice and pasta are important dietary sources for the athlete.

2. Conduct five daily servings of moderate caloric intake, it’s much better to make three large intakes. Thus, your carbohydrate stores failed to exhaust and caloric expenditure derived from the digestive process is much greater.

3. If you perform resistance exercise, such as weights or toning classes, or high impact exercise as continuous run joint or team sports, it is important to have an adequate protein intake. The meat, eggs and milk are some of the most important sources of protein.

4. If your goal is weight loss you have to consider that the combination of diet and exercise is best to accomplish your goal. Different studies show that diet or exercise separately reduces the chances of success in weight loss is concerned.

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