1. BTEC LEVEL 3: Sport and Exercise Science
Planning a Diet
BTEC LEVEL 3: Sport and Exercise Science

2. A Balanced Diet An athlete should have a healthy diet.
A healthy diet is balanced (right foods in the right amounts).
A healthy diet is varied - lots of different kinds of foods.
A healthy diet should meet the Balance of Good Health.
What is a balanced diet?
Produce a bullet point plan
for healthy eating.

3. A balanced diet
An athletes diet needs to meet the balance of good health, each diet will vary from athlete to athlete and from one training schedule to the next

5. Types of sport Aerobic Maximise glycogen stores 2-3 days before
Anaerobic
Anabolism – Constructive metabolism to build tissue
Team games / Flexibility – Weight control

6. Timing of intake Periodisation Pre-season – building or losing
Mid-season – maintaining
Post-season – monitor weight gain
Pre-event
Inter-event
Post-event

7. Appropriate diet for sport and performer
Team sports
Strength sports
Endurance sports
Weight category sports
Aesthetic sports
Name a type of sport for each of the above and identify the dietary considerations for each
Winning, avoiding injury / illness, improving fitness, losing weight, gaining weight, muscle gain, fat loss

8. Food groups