Sport Nutrition

Nutrition is a vital component of Sport Performance. What you eat affects your energy level, well-being and over all health and recovery.

"Creating a diet plan to support Maximum Fitness and Protect Against Disease is a two-part project. First, you have to know which nutrients are necessary and in what amounts. Second, you have to translate those requirements into a diet consisting of foods you like to eat that are both available and affordable". (Fahey, Insel and Roth, Fit&Well)

Unless you are an elite athlete who trains for a living, the Canadian Food Guide is more than adequate in relation to what we should be eating. Many of us learned about food groups in school and we leared that by choosing foods from each group, we could have a healthy diet. The fundamental principles of this food guide are: Moderation, Variety and Balance. A diet is Balanced if it contains appropriate amounts of each nutrient, and choosing foods from each of the Food Groups helps ensure that balance.

"In relation to athletic performance, proper nutrition is an important consideration for athletes who seek to maximize their performance. No Diet directly increases strength, power,or endurance, but an adequate diet allows athletes to train and compete to the best of their ability".(Baechle, Earle.,(Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning)

It is our goal at EIT Athletics to help you become a Complete Athlete and Nutrition is vital component of this equation. Let our staff help You become the athlete you have always dreamed of becoming. Let us give You the information you need to build a Strong, Healthy and Succesful body.