Pirates get cooking
NEW: SOCCER PLAYERS LEARN HOW TO PREPARE NUTRITIOUS MEALS
‘Focusing on eating healthily will make a world of difference to your health and weight loss goals.’
Keeping with the Fifa World Cup theme, the Vitality Healthy Food Studio sent out an invitation to one of the biggest local teams in SA, Orlando Pirates, for an informative evening on healthy eating at their remote location in Sandton.
With head coach Milutin Sredojević’s strong emphasis on healthy body and strong mind equals high performance, the squad not only learned about the importance of nutrition, but also how to prepare their own meals in an innovative team-building experience.
“All sportsmen know that good nutrition is key to getting the best out of your body. What our players put into their mouths each day fuels their performance, and we want to make sure they understand that, especially ahead of the new season. It’s important for them to know that they can’t out-exercise a bad diet,” Sredojević said.
Terry Harris, Pirates’ head dietician, added: “While exercising on a regular basis is one of the best things you can do for your health, it’s only part of the equation. Focusing on eating healthily will make a world of difference to your health and weight loss goals.”
There are clear associations between physical activity and health, and between diet and health, according to the World Health Organisation’s global strategy on diet, physical activity and health.
Research has found that dietary risk factors and physical inactivity are responsible for the majority of global diseases.