Together for A Shared Future--Introduction of Sports Nutrition Food
Feb 14, 2022
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics have already started, and I'm sure we've all seen the wonderful performance of the Olympic athletes.
Sports nutrition food can not only provide athletes with energy support during sports, but also supplement the nutrients they need on a daily basis. In today's sports and fitness field, sports nutrition food is more and more popular.
Let's go into "sports nutrition food" with us today!
01 What is sports nutrition food
Sports nutrition food is a food that can supplement or meet the special needs of human sports, suitable for people who participate in physical exercise 3 times a week or more, each duration of 30 minutes or more, and each exercise intensity of moderate or above.
02 Sports nutrition food classification
There are many kinds of sports nutrition foods, which can be classified according to the characteristic nutrients or sports items.
According to the classification of sports, sports nutrition food can be divided into speed strength, endurance and sports recovery.
1) Speed and strength
Creatine is the characteristic ingredient, which is mainly found in meat. The human body needs about 2 grams of creatine per day, 1 gram is obtained from the diet and the other gram is synthesized in the body. The main effect is muscle building, with the effect of increasing explosive power.
Suitable for sprinting, high jump, weightlifting, wrestling, taekwondo, aerobics and strength equipment training and other people to eat.
2) Endurance
Vitamin B1 and vitamin B2 are the characteristic ingredients, suitable for people who run, jog, walk, swim, row, dance, aerobics, outdoor sports, etc.
3) Sports recovery
Sports nutrition food with peptides as the characteristic ingredients, supplementing nutrients to relieve fatigue of the central nervous system or peripheral organism, suitable for people recovering from medium- or high-intensity or prolonged exercise.
4) Systemic glucose supplementation.
The rapid replenishment of muscle glycogen after exercise is the key to the body's recovery from fatigue. In addition to sports drinks, a mixture of sugar and peptides supplemented in a timely manner is more helpful in relieving fatigue.
5)Antioxidants.
Aerobic exercise produces a large number of free radicals, which are very active molecules or groups that will actively attack the body's tissues. Supplementation of antioxidants can shorten the body's recovery time, reduce muscle soreness, slow fatigue, and enhance immunity.
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