| As in any sport, tennis players need to give some | | | | Most tennis players don't know this, so you can take |
| serious consideration to their nutrition. | | | | this information and use it to your advantage.....right |
| The more precise the nutrition is to your tennis needs, | | | | now!! |
| the greater the effect it will have on your game. | | | | So, don't ignore your greatest secret weapon: Tennis |
| Here is some solid gold advice for you. | | | | Nutrition. |
| If you want to be a winner on the court, then pay | | | | To help you do this, here are 5 things you can start |
| attention to your tennis nutrition. | | | | doing TODAY to improve your tennis. |
| If you want to stay a winner on the tennis court, then | | | | 1. Eat 5-7 small meals a day. You're trying to feed your |
| make sure that nutrition for tennis becomes a high | | | | body with all of the nutrients it needs on a regular basis |
| priority in your schedule from today. | | | | and making sure you're eating every 2 1/2 to 3 hours |
| Don't think that just practising and working on your | | | | is the way you can do it. |
| forehands, backhands, serves and your volleys will be | | | | 2. Include some protein at each and every meal. The |
| enough to take your game to its highest level. | | | | portion does not need to be large: 1 egg, 1/2 breast of |
| Even if you think that adding on some fitness work will | | | | chicken, 60g of ham, etc. |
| be enough, then you really need to think again. | | | | 3. Eat colourful vegetables at least 3 times per day. |
| All the top tennis players like Federer, Nadal, Andy | | | | Raw and cooked, the more the better. It's the nutrients |
| Murray, Djokovic, Del Potro, Serena Williams, Venus | | | | in these vegetables which will turn the starch in your |
| Williams, Maria Sharapova and Justine Henin pay real | | | | diet in foods such as pasta and potatoes into the |
| close attention to their nutrition. They know that this is | | | | energy to fuel your game. |
| the one element that could make all the difference | | | | 4. Sip water regularly. Aim for at least a couple of sips |
| when it comes to winning the big events like | | | | every 15 minutes. Even the slightest level of |
| Wimbledon, the US Open & the French Open when | | | | dehydration can affect your performance, so don't |
| you have to win so many matches in such a short | | | | wait until you are thirsty as this is just the signal that |
| space of time. | | | | you are already dehydrated. |
| Don't forget, it's not just the physical side of your | | | | 5. About 1/2 hour before going on court, have any part |
| performance that you need to affect when it comes | | | | of a banana or a sports bar. This will instantly get |
| to trying to play your best tennis, the mental side of the | | | | sugar into your bloodstream, giving you some energy |
| game is HUGE and it is directly affected by your | | | | to kick off your session in the best way possible. |
| nutrition in ways that you just wouldn't imagine. | | | | |