Health & fitness essay

... Health & Fitness In my sport football and health and fitness is a criteria needed in order to succeed in the sport. Health is defined as state of physical, social and mental well being and not merely the absence of illnesses and/or infirmity. Health In terms of health, diet is a key aspect to maintaining optimum performance. Most footballers have a high percentage intake of carbohydrates. This is because of the fact that Football is a stop-and-go sport with short burst of intense effort, followed by rest. Therefore, the primary fuel for footballers is carbohydrates. An ideal diet for football players requires 55 to 60 percent of their daily caloric intake to come from carbohydrates, 15 percent from protein and 30 percent from fat. Basically a footballer's diet should be 2/3 from carbohydrates and 1/3 from protein, with an emphasis on moderate fat. Footballers increase the amount of carbohydrates in their diet as

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