WINNING NUTRITION FOR COMPETITIVE GOLFERS
Winning Nutrition for Competitive Golfers
Really good golf requires the mental abilities of concentration and focus of a chess player and brain surgeon. It is, also, an endurance game. A golfer’s blood sugar can plummet and golfer’s who play in the hot sun or in humid weather are going to lose fluid and minerals through sweat. Our goal is to keep hydration and energy levels up throughout the golf day and beyond.
First, a golfer needs to start the day with enough fuel to last a 4-hour round of golf. The concern is not low fat or low calories, but rather if it is enough to keep you healthy and your brain focused. For example: a low fat yogurt is a great snack but not a complete breakfast. If you take that same yogurt and add an egg or some whole grains, such as oatmeal, then you have a great breakfast!
As for snacks while playing on the golf course, carry a source of readily available carbohydrates to help stabilize blood sugar levels such as, apples, bananas, and whole-wheat bagels all excellent portable sources of complex carbohydrates. I personally like peanut butter on apples or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a banana to snack on.
By the way, getting enough B vitamins is a trick golf professionals use to help keep calm and steady nerves during competition, especially on that first tee when your name is called out for all to hear. The best way to get your B vitamins is through food sources such as; brown rice and whole grains.
Click here for a MARY’S SAMPLE MEAL PLAN.
It is easy to follow and will keep energy levels up throughout your day while insuring proper dietary intake.
Drink plenty of water/fluids before, during and at the end of your game to replenish the body. A great way to replace fluids, electrolytes and carbohydrates lost at the end of a golf game or physical activity is by drinking a glass of low-fat chocolate milk. Yum!
About Mary Galvano
Mary Galvano is an LPGA Class A golf professional and a former touring professional. She has been teaching golf for over 10 years, carrying on the Galvano family tradition begun in 1941. Mary is an etiquette consultant, Mental Skills Training and Fitness Nutrition Coach. With her years of competition, she has honed her peak performance mindset for both on and off the golf course.
Mary Galvano is the author of the book “Ladies, Get a Grip: Playing Golf for Business and Pleasure The Feminine Way”. For more information about the book visit the TRC SUGGEST READINGS or to order visit www.MaryGalvano.com.
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really informative.
keep going on.
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