Sports Dietitians Australia Factsheets
Welcome to the Sports Dietitians Australia factsheets! We encourage you to use the factsheets to further your understanding of these specific areas of sports nutrition but please note that the information they contain is general in nature. We all have different physical needs and attributes. This means that while there are general principles, the key to sports nutrition is that it is very individual in nature. For this reason, not all factsheets are publicly available and are accessible only to members. For support that is specific to your activity needs and health and stage of life requirements, please reach out to an Accredited Sports Dietitian.
Optimising nutrition after exercise can better maintain subsequent training quality, facilitate training adaptations and better maintain immune function. Failing to consider the role of nutrition in recovery can result in fatigue, impaired performance, increased muscle soreness or injury and illness.
While nutritional recovery strategies are important for all athletes, targeted nutrition interventions are particularly important for athletes training more than once a day or when sessions are i...