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Sports Medicine: Diet Tips

Dated : 4th May 2015

Diet is an essential part of anyone’s health. For athletes, it is essential to have the right diet since there is a lot of exercise in their regime. Carbohydrate are extremely important. It was found that athletes who eat high-carbohydrate diets can exercise longer than those who don’t. However, eating a high-carbohydrate diet frequently is not recommended. Of course, being hydrated is also essential for athletes. It is important to replace any fluid loss in exercise and training. For many, an increase in protein is needed if the exercise they partake in is very intense. Excess protein can turn into fat, so it is necessary to watch the amount of protein one eats.

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Sports Medicine: Athletes and Runners at Risk

Dated : 3rd May 2015

One of the main focuses of sports medicine is to help prevent athletes and runners from injury. For those who are under this category (or even just someone who exercises), here’s some tips to prevent injury in the future. First of all, drink plenty of water! However, there is such thing as drinking too much water. Over-hydrating is a condition called hyponatremia. To know how much to drink, calculate how much fluid weight is lost during a normal workout and drink 16 ounces of water per pound lost. Another tip is to watch how intensely you train. It is not always better to train longer and harder to get better.

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Sports Medicine: What is it?

Dated : 2nd May 2015

Sports medicine is a specialized field for the medical and therapeutic aspects of sports participation and physical activity. This includes sports or exercise-related injuries. It focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of injuries that occur in sports and exercise. Sports medicine has to deal with sports science. Sports science is a focused study and application of the principals of physiology, anatomy, and psychology as they relate to the human movement and physical activity. It is also known as exercise science.

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