9 4 13 Kin 110 lecture notes Tour de France pro cyclists average 5 h day o In hot weather steep mountains for 23 days o Requires a lot of energy 5000 calories doesn t include regular calories you need to eat about 2000 2500 per day 7500 total calories Need to eat calorie dense nutritious food 1st challenge 7500 kcal 27 Pop tarts 75 slices of Bread 30 powerbars or 150 oreos o a LOT of food issue isn t just calories environment changes o cold to hot quickly o mountains have elevations in meters sea level to 165 kilometers in a day high altitude causes loss of oxygen they need minerals vitamins fluids electrolytes type of number of kcals matters carbs protein fat ratio matters a lot Also o Need fluids to maintain chemical composition of blood o Electrolytes sodium potassium chloride coconut water o Balancing is important if you don t want to make yourself sick o This is why sport nutrition is such a big industry Other sports events o Running field hockey military physical activity extreme conditions limited sleep high level for long period of time quidditch lol Other techniques besides food o Dietary supplements Enhance performance o Drugs Increases more more Designed to manipulate the body environment Enhance performance o For 99 9 of world not elite athletes optimize their health Life performance matters as well o Medical IV can get nutrition while sleeping Nutrition physical activity for human performance meaning athletic performance but overall health also we will focus on both issues o Priorities what is the nutritional strategy End of the season New goals after not practicing the same routine of exercise Gen ed class with a BS designation Engage students in o Questions ideas and methods of analysis o Application of methods to real world issues o Critical thinking through inquiry problem solving and analysis o Awareness of multiple perspective how race ethnicity and social class impact health This course provides the base of knowledge required to understand the role of diet and exercise in optimizing athletic performance and overall health ant to critically evaluate information and products related to human performance with open minded skepticism Kinesiology study of human movement o Human performance and nutrition o Barry Braun Ph D o Jen Rivero M S Hannah Masse B S and Corey Greever M S o Jaime Laurin Melissa Armstrong Kristie Summus Aaron Carp Discussion starts next week Already have the textbook Final exam during exam week
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