June 17, 2024

Sport and nutrition, fitness tips and slimming sportsmen

Philippe Lageyre is a doctor for the French Olympic canoe-kayak team. Athletes he frames are familiar with his advice nutritionfrom the "3 hours rule" to their carbohydrate ration. For those who do not aim for the medal but simply an "Olympic" form before the summer, or even a diet Special fat burning beach, it gives some practical tips.

 

"A bit of everything and enough of everything": The first rule is that there is no prohibition! High level or for Sunday sports, food must remain a pleasure but a diversified pleasure. What matters when you do physical activity is diet rich in carbohydrates that is to say in carbohydrates with a low glycemic index, also called slow sugars.
It is found in pasta, whole rice but also green vegetables and fruits, essential for sports nutrition! Fast sugars are bad in the sense that they will cause an insulin spike and a hypoglycemia reaction.

 

The sportsman's breakfast: It's complete! In the morning, it's time to fill your stomach with carbohydrates and protein. White ham, cottage cheese, eggs, cereals, breads ... Philippe Lageyre encourages athletes to enjoy their breakfast. A very good news.

 

Fasting: The sport practiced early in the morning, on an empty stomach, is excellent in the idea of ​​a diet fat burning. The body finds itself in the obligation to plunge in the fat and will optimize the efforts of sculpture of your pretty body. If we do sport with a goal thinnessPhilippe Lageyre recommends a low-intensity physical activity lasting at least 45 minutes.

 

During the effort: An athlete drinks a lot of water: 3 to 4 liters per day (including a liter that comes from food). When we go on jogging or in session gym, do not forget his salvage drink. Think of energy-rich (not "energizing") glucose-rich beverages available in stores.

 

The 3 hours rule: riders know this rule well. Eating just before a physical effort is lead. The last meal or last snack should go back to 3 hours before the sports activity to not disturb the performance.

 

You can put on your sneakers!

 



Nutrition Tips for Athletes - IU Health (June 2024)