Her diet before she trains seems to be unsuitable as her large meal eaten ‘just before training’ is filled Low GI carbohydrates, meaning they take longer to absorb and be used. Her meal should be eaten 2-3 hours before her training to allow her food to digest and her body to take in the carbs which she will use in cross country training. As for the simple carbohydrates she eats the day before, these should be replaced with a option of carbs which contains less sugar. Sugar is a high GI carb, which is used fast and released rapidly into the body. Due to the high sugar content in biscuits in sweets, the next day Sophie will not feel as energetic as her blood sugar levels will have dropped. However after Sophie’s training, she seems to have a balanced diet of most of the food groups to allow her body to recover.
Exercise makes your body work harder and gets your blood flowing through your body quicker because it needs to quickly deliver the oxygen and nutrients needed to maintain your activity.
