Eat Smart for Sport | Family & Health: General

Liesbet Delport , Paula Volschenk

After the immense success of Eating for Sustained Energy and Eat Smart and Stay Slim, registered dietician Liesbet Delport has joined with Dr Paula Volschenk, a registered dietician who specialises in sports nutrition. Together they have produced a practical guide on exactly what, when and how much to eat when competing in sport. This book uses a practical and realistic approach to maintaining a healthy, balanced diet for good sports nutrition. You can manage your weight, keep fit or enhance your sports performance while competing professionally in any sport. By showing you how to identify and engage with all the factors that influence the body, it will lead to a stronger, fitter, more energetic, healthier you.

Eat Smart for Sport helps you make valuable dietary decisions when drawing up a flexible eating plan for before, during and after a competition day, as well as a training diet. Learn how to use lower fat eating and the GI concept, as well as the new concept of GL. Discover how to adjust your eating to your training programme and how to use the GI concept to give you the competitive edge. You can still eat tasty foods while maintaining a healthy, balanced diet and ensuring sustained energy levels. The useful tables at the back of the book provide a breakdown of the basic dietary needs for those who want to lose weight, as well as those who want to maintain their weight. This book is the ultimate sports nutrition guide!