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A Winning Diet for Sport Video

This is an ideal educational tools for athletes, coaches, parents and teachers. Our booklet, A Winning Diet, supports the video and can be ordered free of charge via our website.

What you eat and drink can affect your health and sports performance. However, nutritional needs may not be the same for all athletes.  Louise Burke, head of the Department of Sports Nutrition at the Australian Institute of Sport, and sports commentator Matthew Eggins talk with a number of Australia's top athletes about how to achieve a winning diet for their sport. This video is an ideal educational tool for athletes, coaches, parents and teachers. Whether at the grass roots or at the highest level, athletes and students will gain a greater insight into the importance of nutrition. Highlights of the video include:

  • Practical tips to meet nutrition training goals
  • Specific nutrition issues for competition
  • Importance of iron and calcium in the diet
  • Where to go for more nutrition information Eating to promote recovery
  • Meeting fluid needs
  • Slimming down
  • Bulking up
  • Latest news on supplements
  • Eating on the road and overseas

While there is no such thing as a magic diet, eating well plays an important role in achieving your sporting goals - and that's a magic feeling.

 

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