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| competing at the top level and the recreational athlete. | | | | but most are not practical for the recreational |
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| The dietary supplements that the two types of athlete | | | | for practical purposes. |
| require are different and within the sub categories this | | | | Research has shown that the amount of essential |
| also holds true but without the same importance. | | | | minerals and vitamins that we obtain from our every |
| Athletes competing at the top level of their chosen | | | | day food is gradually diminishing. |
| sport will have coaches, dieticians and nutritionists to | | | | Due to the reduced amount of required vitamins and |
| maintain and improve their competitive edge. | | | | minerals in our food supply, those that are |
| They will be on carefully monitored diets and | | | | commercially produced are invaluable. |
| supplements to maintain their bodies at the peak of | | | | About 150 million people in the United States are |
| fitness. | | | | thought to be taking nutritional supplements including |
| The recreational sportsman has to rely on his own | | | | vitamins and essential minerals. |
| resources. | | | | An ever-increasing number of medical professionals |
| Whatever our recreational sport and whatever our | | | | are recommending a regular regime of multivitamin and |
| standard we all have a desire to excel, to improve and | | | | dietary supplements to compensate for the lack of |
| to win. | | | | natural sources in every day diets to encourage good |
| Extra effort is needed if we are to perform outside | | | | health. |
| our normal talents. | | | | As long as not abused, sportsmen and women can |
| To gain further enhanced performance, we must look | | | | add daily extra vitamins and supplements designed for |
| to improving not only fitness but mental focus. | | | | their own particular needs. |
| The first answer that comes to mind is physical training | | | | Supplements taken in excessively large doses can |
| and practicing our sport and this is absolutely the | | | | sometimes create serious problems to the body. |
| correct initial approach. | | | | The body also imposes its own limitations on the |
| In competitive sports everyone will more than likely be | | | | amount it needs so overdoing the supplements just |
| following the same procedure. | | | | becomes a waste of money. |
| If they are not you are very likely to over take them in | | | | Different supplements are available to siit different |
| the pecking order. It is just as probable that they will be | | | | body requirements, such as muscle development, |
| putting in more or less the same effort as you. | | | | stamina etc. |
| So the next logical step forward in this competitive | | | | Just be sure that all the supplements and vitamins are |
| arena is to seek out additional ways to improve | | | | manufactured to pharmaceutical standards and check |
| performance and to do this we only have to look at | | | | the labels in the unlikely event that the product contains |
| what the professionals do to tweak their abilities. | | | | traces of any substances banned in sport. |
| What they do is take nutritional supplements for | | | | |