SPORTS NUTRITION

Sports nutrition is the study and practice of nutrition and diet with regards to improving anyone’s athletic performance. Nutrition is an important part of many sports training regimens, being popular in strength sports (such as weightlifting and bodybuilding) and endurance sports (eg. cycling, running, swimming, rowing). Sports nutrition focuses its studies on the type, as well as the quantity of fluids and food taken by an athlete. In addition, it deals with the consumption of nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, supplements and organic substances that include carbohydrates, proteins and fats. The aim and purpose of sports nutrition programs is

• To provide on basic sports nutrition and healthy eating strategies to support training competition needs.

• Identifying the nutrition challenges that may limit performance potential.

• Knowing the nutrition recovery strategies to optimize swimming performance.

• Maximizing the performance by body composition & growth monitoring.

• To understand the different types of supplements that may work in optimizing swimming performance.

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