Diet to prevent muscle cramps - The before

As I mentioned before, muscle cramps can become one of the most painful experiences that we can have as athletes.

Exercise intensity, duration, weather conditions, type of physical activity, food and even clothing can play a very important role when it comes to cramps.

When you sweat, the liquid that is lost is not just water it also contains sodium, potassium and other compounds. In most cases cramps occur due to a lack of minerals such as sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium.

The Larisa Paez Nutrition Center has helped me build a super-useful nutritional guideline to avoid this annoying pain:

-Consume carbohydrates and fluids with electrolytes during and after physical activity to control the intake of potassium, magnesium, sodium and calcium.

-Maintain a diet rich in the following nutrients:

• Vitamin E: avocado oil, wheat germ, egg yolk, sunflower seeds and olives.

• Magnesium: avocado, almonds, beans and spinach

• Potassium: bananas, dried apricots, roasted potatoes, tomatoes, raisins and plums.

• Calcium: milk, yogurt, cheese, fortified foods.

• Sodium: electrolyte drinks, sports products, Himalayan salt.

• Complexed Vitamin B: meat, eggs, dairy products, whole grains, beans and green leafy vegetables.

Just what we need, accurate and simple foods that help us avoid those nasty cramps. Enjoy Gladiators

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