Nutrition - The key to physical and mental well-being
Nutrition plays a central role in our mental and physical wellbeing. Everything we eat and drink affects the health of our bodies. It is crucial to know what diet is best for us and how to adapt it to different situations in life, whether it is simply a healthy lifestyle or extreme sports.
As explained in the Nutrition Basics blog post, calories are an important part of a daily meal plan and indicate how much food you are consuming. Knowing how many calories you are consuming can help you better understand your diet and provide insight into how to achieve your goals, such as losing weight, building muscle, or improving endurance. However, it is important to note that everyone is different, so information from the internet should be treated with caution.
To start with, it can be helpful to know your estimated daily calorie needs. This number can be a good guideline for achieving a nutritional goal. Here is a link to a calorie calculator:https://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html
In sports nutrition, calories play an even more important role. Consuming the right amount of calories, usually measured in calories per hour, can make a big difference in performance. Knowing how many calories you burn per hour can help you determine how you should eat before, during and after your workout.
Since each sport requires different muscles with different intensities, the calorie consumption varies considerably for each sport.
You can use this calculator to estimate the calorie consumption for different exercises: https://healthyeater.com/calories-burned
Some example values for calorie consumption per hour (man, 30 years, 165 cm, 65 kg):
Basketball: 416
Cycling: 480
Boxes: 819
Football: 512
Golf: 307
Hiking: 339
Jogging: 448
Rowing (200 watts): 786
Running (5min/km): 755
Swimming: 371
Tennis: 465
Walking: 200
