Nutrition Game Plan: Team Sports Athletes who participate in team sports such as soccer, field hockey, basketball, volleyball, lacrosse, and football regularly use a combination of low and high-intensity effort over the course of the activity. Tennis players would also be included in this group. A combination of strength and endurance is required, these athletes […]
Nutrition Game Plan: Endurance Athletes
Endurance athletes like distance runners, cyclists, rowers and swimmers have specific nutrition needs to accommodate their energy demands. While all of the six classes of essential nutrients are important, carbohydrate and fluid needs are particularly high. Nutritional Needs of the Endurance Athlete In addition to specific calorie needs (see Section 2), approximate daily nutrient needs […]