Nutrition for Student-Athletes
Whether you are a bodybuilder, a professional athlete or simply exercising to improve your health, sports nutrition plays a key role in optimizing the beneficial effects of physical activity. Making better decisions with your nutrition and hydration can result in improved performance, recovery and injury prevention. You work hard to develop your specific sport skills. You also spend time developing strength and cardiovascular conditioning. If you skipped your workouts and practice sessions, you would not stay a member of your team for very long. Nutrition is another part of your training. If you don’t work at healthy eating, you are missing an opportunity to enhance and improve your performance.
In order to function at your peak, you must provide the best fuel for your body. As an athlete, the best fuel comes from a healthy diet. Eating a healthy diet daily takes education, understanding, planning, and trial and error.
Hydration
It’s crucial to stay hydrated when you are taking part in sports. Inadequate fluid intake leads to dehydration. This affects your performance; and can be dangerous for your health too. Although dehydration can happen in any activity, it’s more prevalent when exercising in hot and humid conditions. Water is perfect for rehydration, but if you are engaged in physical activity for longer than one hour, sports drinks that include electrolytes can be helpful.
Sport Specific Nutritional Suggestions
Students and parents are faced with many decisions that will influence their experience at Saint Martin’s University. When it comes to dining, we partner with Bon Appétit Management Company to offer healthful, flavorful and sustainable meals on campus. Saint Martin’s University cares about student well-being and supporting the local community.
Saint Martin's Café - Daily Menu
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