Essential minerals

Essential minerals

Welcome to ‘essential minerals’. Here you will find tips to make the most out of the minerals your body needs. Time-to- Run – Contributor Cynthia Hayward How to keep your body’s engine in tip top form No athlete, be they Michael Johnson or Joe...
What are carbohydrates

What are carbohydrates

What are carbohydrates? All carbohydrates are made up from sugars. There are a number of different types of sugars but in the body all carbohydrates metabolism converts sugar to glucose, our body’s preferred energy source. Glucose is the main sugar present in...
Food sources high in carbohydrates

Food sources high in carbohydrates

Most athletes know the importance of carbohydrates. And many see their main source coming from breads, pastas and cereals. However, the table below will show you further examples of foods that do provide carbohydrates. Importance of carbohydrates In selecting the food...
Fluid and Electrolytes to support activity

Fluid and Electrolytes to support activity

Water is one of the main needs for the bodys’ life-supporting functions. Water is its number one nutrient and body functioning is compromised by loss of too much water. Sweat is the obvious manner in which the body loses water, while exhaling also leads to loss of via...
The Importance of Nutrition for Recovery

The Importance of Nutrition for Recovery

Whereas sportspersons continually look to improve performance through consistent training, one of the most important aspects of training should be recovery. The idea behind recovery is to allow your body to absorb the workload from the various training sessions. This...
Sports Nutrition Myths

Sports Nutrition Myths

  Athletes are always looking for a secret edge against the competition and what an athlete chooses for fuel can help. Because sports nutrition is an evolving area of sports science, it is prone to myths and misconceptions. You’ve probably heard all of...