Training For Your Sport
Endurance
Endurance sports typically involve sustained, prolonged aerobic exercise for hours, or even days. Endurance athletes need to pay particular attention to their nutritional regimens because of the demands endurance exercise places on their bodies.
High Intensity
High impact sport involves intense frequent bursts of movement such as sprinting and/or jumping. High impact sports result in a fast sweat and a high heart rate. Common high impact sports include basketball, rugby, AFL, hockey, netball, tennis, soccer, cricket (batting and bowling), track and field athletics, motocross, BMX, mountain biking and volley ball; to name just a few.
Medium Intensity
Medium intensity sports are sports that involve consistent movement but that do not elevate the heart rate as much as endurance sports or high intensity sports. Even jogging, cycling and swimming can be classified as medium intensity if performed at a moderate pace for a shorter period of time.
Social/Low Intensity
Social Sports are generally low impact sports where an individuals heart rate remains relatively stable throughout the course of their activity and a conversation can be held simultaneously during exercise. Common social sports include walking, tenpin bowling, pilates, water exercise, gentle forms of yoga, lawn bowls and bush walking. Social sports can also include swimming and cycling if a slower pace is maintained.
Weekend Warrior
Weekend warriors exercise mainly on weekends and they go hard. Whether it’s a 10km run, 50km ride or a half day in the surf, weekend warriors need to take care of their bodies as much as any other athlete. The specific sports nutrition prescription for a weekend warrior does depend on the kind of activities partaken in and the best way to judge your requirements is to look at the above categories, classifying them as high, medium and low intensity and supplement according to your individual needs.
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