Help with Running Cramps

Running cramps, particularly running calf cramps, afflict everyone from the person going out for a morning jog, to elite athletes. And it's not just runners that get cramps they can be a factor in any sport - tennis, swimming, golf, cycling and triathlon. This site is dedicated to sharing ideas and information between sports people, athletes, health practitioners, anyone who enjoys training - for the best ways to prevent, avoid and treat muscle cramp.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

If You Want to Stop Football Players from Gettng Cramps and Deaths on the Field - then take a Good Look at Nutrition

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The biggest risk to football players and professional athletes isn't how hard they push themselves or how much they sweat, it's actually their nutrition.

It's a 'no-brainer' that people who sweat more ie professional athletes performing to a high level in hot conditions over a continuous period of time - are sweating out more than just gatorade or powerade.

Their sweat is literally a soup of vitamins, minerals, protein and other nutrients, and they have much higher demand for antioxidants and mineral and other nutrient replacements.

If you couple this with the fact that a lack of Omega 3 Essential Fatty acids is associated with cardiovascular disease (the lead cause of sporting deaths on the "field") then it's an absolute no-brainer that a professional athlete is going to give themselves the best chance of survival by having a good diet.

And a good diet for someone training all the time to a high level needs to include some form of supplementation to make up the difference. Either that, or you'll need to constantly eat fruits, vegetables, and nutritious food literally 10 times a day and I don't see many people prepared to do that.

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