Sports Nutrition
Endurance
Sports such as cross country running and skiing, triathlon, cycling, mountain biking, biathlon, distance swimming and sailing require special attention to nutrition for training and competitions.  For example endurance athletes who no longer use red meat may be at risk of anemia and need their hemoglobin checked every 3 months.
 
 
Assessments Include:
Body Composition Assessment for hydration, muscle mass and fat mass.  A test can show if athletes are anabolic or catabolic.  Periodic testing shows if athletes are meeting their goals.
Weight Class athletes must maintain muscle and reduce body fat to perform at their optimal level.
Food intake Analysis is the best way to determine calorie needs in addition to estimates from computer models for nutrition and activity.
Activity Analysis including duration, intensity and timing.
Food interaction
When reducing body fat for sport most people who only change their diet and not their activity will have a drop in their metabolism of up to 200 kcal.per day.
Explosive Sports
Training for these sports include
regular training sessions but will have empahsis on P-C bursts which require micro-nutrition changes in diet to cope with very intense activity.
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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