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The athlete will perform at a high level where the amount of energy-producing foods consumed is equal to the amount of energy expended.
Every Athlete or Team has different activities, practices, training methods so our Activity Management is an important calculation in the determination of the overall dietary and exercise practices of any athlete.
The energy needs of individual athletes vary according to body type, level of fitness, type of physical activity, intensity and duration of the activity, climate, and environment. The recommended daily calorie intake can vary from 2,500 to over 5,000 calories.
It is essential for every athlete to know what their energy requirements are and to adapt their diet to suit the duration and intensity of their training sessions and events.
The athlete's body is capable of using one or any combination of the three energy systems.
The Endurance Energy System : This system is used in lower intensity exercise and is the basic system which provides the energy for most human activity from birth to death. It is very efficient and does not produce fatigue producing waste products.
Anaerobic Alactic Energy: It is referred as the stored or start up energy system. The stores of energy in the muscle which are used up in the intense burst of activity return to normal levels within 2 - 3 minutes of rest.
Anaerobic Lactic Energy: This energy system is capable of high levels of intensity, but this intensity prevents the removal of waste products because not enough oxygen is available.
Consequently, different energy systems predominate in the various events. Improving performance is often the result of carefully designed training programmes and suitable diet programmes that aim to increase the capability of specific energy systems and muscles.
Exercises and food:
For individuals who exercise regularly it is relatively easy to match food intake with the daily level of energy expenditure and as body requirement. Female athletes burned more calories compare to male athletes.
An optimal diet supplies the required nutrients which are sufficient for tissue maintenance, repair, and growth without excess energy intake. It is now possible to make estimate nutritional needs for men and women which should account for their daily energy expenditure. The dietary needs for athletes, however must consider the specific energy requirements attributed to their sport as well as taking into consideration the athlete's food preferences.
Carbohydrate intake is of great importance and those athletes who neglect this specific intake in their diet will eventually lead to glycogen depletion. Carbohydrates should make up the largest portion of the athletes diet. Sufficient carbohydrate intake is crucial for an active person.
Protein needs of athletes vary according to type of activity and level of training. Proteins are responsible for growth and maintenance of all body cells and structures, like bone, muscle, blood cells, skin and hair and also it is source of energy required for body. Protein play important role to build muscle for men. Despite the controversy over protein requirements, vegetarians athletes can easily achieve adequate protein providing their diet is adequate in energy and contains a variety of plant-protein foods such as legumes, grains, nuts and seeds.
Fat is actually considered a vital nutrient. It is an important part of your diet.Fat supplies essential fatty acids for growth, healthy skin, vitamin-absorption and regulation of bodily functions. Without fat you can not have good taste of food like creaminess of ice cream and smooth crispiness of cookies. Fat adds taste to our food as well as it is necessary to good health hence it is very essential to have some form of fat in our diet. Nutritional fats provide strength to our body.
Not only should these two include in diet what also
Fat, Minerals, Vitamins and Supplements, Calcium, Iron, Zinc all makes a perfect healthy diet for every athlete in different amount and our activity management program help you to find out your requirement .
As our practices change, our nutrition program changes. We need to edit our activity management according to our schedule.
There are three types of users:
- Single User
- Team User
- Team Member User
Single User has option to select any one activity level from given below: |
