Recovery from exercise: role of carbohydrate nutrition
Abstract
Every training programme is based on three cardinal principles namely (i) intensity
(ii) frequency and (iii) duration. Of these three principles, frequency is probably
the most important because repeated stimulation promotes the adaption process.
Elite and professional athletes train more than they compete therefore in order
to cope with their training loads it is essential that they recover quickly. It is also
important that those who play recreational sport or exercise for health recover
quickly so that they avoid residual fatigue and its negative impact on their vitality
and enthusiasm for physical activity.