Lifestyle Factors Affecting Sport Training and Performance

P3 - Describe four different lifestyle factors that can affect sports training and performance

• Stressors are factors that initiate a stress response
• Fight or flight – adrenaline
• Constant stress raises adrenaline level/cholesterol levels – can lead to CHD/ weight gain.
• How does stress effect training and performance?

Effects on training and performance:

• Depends on your perception
• Good stress - Eustress
• Bad stress - Distress

How does smoking impact upon training and performance?

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• Excessive drinking is now implicated in 33,000 deaths a year
• Alcohol misuse is costing the NHS up to £3billion a year
• One in six people attending accident and emergency units has alcohol-related injuries or problems
• Almost 15 million working days are lost each year because of drink-related problems
• (Your Very Good Health Report)
• Does anyone know what NHS guidelines are for drinking?

List the side effects of drinking alcohol that you saw from the video

Short term:

• Loss of motor skills
• Drowsiness
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Dehydration
• Impaired judgment
• Decreased perception and coordination
• Anemia (loss of red blood cells)
• Beer goggles

Long term:

• Alcohol dependency
• Deficiency of vitamin B
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Stroke
• Increased risk of cancer
• Rise in blood pressure
• Obesity
• Depressant

• Anabolic steroids – help muscle recovery, train at a higher level and for longer – liver problems high blood pressure
• Blood doping – artificially making more red blood cells to increase amount of oxygen
• Beta blockers – reduce anxiety
• Diuretics - reduce body weight for competitions which use body weight, boxers etc can be used to get rid of any other illegal substances taken.
• Can you think of any high profile cases of of athletes using performances enhancing methods?

• Rest allows the body time to recuperate and recover, both physically and mentally.
• Lack of energy.
• Lack of concentration.
• Recommended 6-8 hours a night.
• How do you feel if you've had a lack of sleep?

• Having a healthy balanced diet will allow athletes to have the energy required to physically and mentally prepare themselves for an event.
• Poor diet can result in lack of energy.
• In extreme cases can cause obesity, which could lead to further health conditions.

Diet

Plan a meal based on the eatwell plate.

Sleep

Lifestyle Factors Affecting Sport Training and Performance

Drugs

Further Lifestyle Factors

• Prescription Drugs
• Recreational drugs
• Performance enhancing drugs

Thank you

• demands of work
• medical history
• level of activity
• weight
• gender
• culture
• sports participation (training and competition)

Fitness Testing and Training - Assessment 3

Alcohol

Effects of Alcohol Consumption

NHS Guidelines

• Men should not regularly drink more than 3 to 4 units of alcohol a day.
• Women should not regularly drink more than 2 to 3 units of alcohol a day.
• If you've had a heavy drinking session, avoid alcohol for 48 hours. 
• 'Regularly' means drinking these amounts every day or most days of the week.
• It is advised to spread alcohol intake throughout the week to avoid binges and include two or three alcohol free days each week.

Smoking

Smoking Facts

• 12million adults smoke in the UK (approx)
• 114,000 smokers die every year because of their habit
• 30 % of all cancers related to smoking
• 4000 chemicals in tobacco smoke

Stress