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Extreme and Rare Sports: Performance Demands, Drivers, Functional Foods, and Nutrition - Performance Demands, Drivers, Functional Foods, and Nutrition (Hardcover)
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Extreme and Rare Sports: Performance Demands, Drivers, Functional Foods, and Nutrition - Performance Demands, Drivers, Functional Foods, and Nutrition (Hardcover)
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Two crucial components of a healthy life are nutrition and
exercise. The importance of appropriate diet, food and nutrition
are extremely important to be successful in sports, and,
especially, in extreme sports. Extreme sport is an activity where a
participant must demonstrate both mental and physical skills. This
type of activity provides an adrenaline rush to individuals who are
part of the "community of extreme sportsmen." Extreme sports
provide opportunity for individuals to be active and fit with added
enjoyment of partaking in a fun activity. Extreme sports in
conjunction with proper nutrition helps to boost immunity and
resistance against common infections. Studies have also exhibited
that sports and exercise activities help in managing effective
work-life balance as well. Extreme and Rare Sports: Performance
Demands, Drivers, Functional Foods, and Nutrition provides a
comprehensive treatise on extreme sports emphasizing the importance
of nutrition and research-driven nutraceutical supplements in
injury prevention and treatment. The book presents information on
the nutritional requirements of sports activities on land, in
water, or with high altitude-base. It covers a wide variety of
definitions, philosophies, thoughts and practices involved with
structurally diverse extreme sports. Features: Discusses specific
food and nutritional requirements in extreme sports Provides
information on the importance of functional foods, nutrition and
structurally diverse phytonutrients for different sports Features
information on Olympic and diverse extreme sports Details the
importance of hydration and use of gelatin; skeletal muscle damage
and recovery from eccentric contractions; and information on
dietary supplements and antioxidants Presents analysis on growth,
marketing, techniques, and future of extreme sports
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