1.5: Your personal health and wellbeing Diet We all need to eat a balanced diet to maintain good health. It is that athletes have all the nutrients they need to help them perform at their best. There are 7 components (food types) in a balanced diet: Food type How does it When do we Where do help? need it in we get it? sport? Carbohydrates Provides Running. quick energy. Athletes in cereals 60% of our training will and diet should eat more potatoes comprise 'carbs'. 'carbs'. Marathon runners will 'load' before the event. Fats Provides slow Walking and Oils, dairy NB energy. 25% low impact products, Unsaturated of our diet exercise - it nuts and fats are should be fat. produces fish healthy. Too energy too much saturated slowly to be fat from animal used when products can working lead to heart hard. disease.
1.5: Your personal health and wellbeing Diet We all need to eat a balanced diet to maintain good health. It is that athletes have all the nutrients they need to help them perform at their best. There are 7 components (food types) in a balanced diet: Food type How does it help? When do we need it in sport? Where do we get it? Carbohydrates Provides quick energy. 60% of our diet should comprise 'carbs'. Running. Athletes in training will eat more 'carbs'. Marathon runners will 'load' before the event. cereals and potatoes Fats NB Unsaturated fats are healthy. Too much saturated fat from animal products can lead to heart disease. Provides slow energy. 25% of our diet should be fat. Walking and low impact exercise - it produces energy too slowly to be used when working hard. Oils, dairy products, nuts and fish
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