360 Toolkit
Nutrition
Nutrition is one of the cornerstones of achieving optimal performance and resilience. The food we eat provides us with essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals that our bodies need to function properly. It’s crucial to fuel our bodies with the right type of nutrition to enhance our strength, endurance, and overall energy levels.
Eating for Performance
Eating for performance and resilience is also a crucial aspect of maintaining good health. The foods we eat provide our bodies with the necessary nutrients and energy to function properly, which in turn helps us build up our resistance to stressors and challenges that life throws at us.
Proper nutrition can boost our immune system, allowing us to fight off illnesses and infections quicker. It can also improve our cognitive function, enabling us to think more clearly and make better decisions when under pressure.
In addition, eating nutrient-dense foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins and healthy fats has been linked to increased levels of serotonin – a neurotransmitter responsible for regulating mood – promoting feelings of calmness and well-being.
Another critical element is proper hydration, which is essential in keeping both body and mind resilient, as dehydration can lead to fatigue or headaches causing poor performance. Eating for performance and resilience consistently over time rather than just occasionally will significantly impact overall physical health which consequently positively affects mental well-being too!