School of Applied and Life Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, 248007, India

Nutrition provides energy to athletes and helps in recovery from exercise, stress and injuries. Inadequate nutrition can cause not only poor performance but also effect the growth and development of body. Athletes may require additional vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients for good recovery and performance. Nutritional requirement for every sports person varies, it depends on age, sex weight, height and sports type or training pattern. Usually, protein intake found high in athletes, as compare with fat and carbohydrates.  Proper hydration is compulsory for athletes to perform their best in game, high intensity training sessions, environmental factors increase sweating which leads to dehydration, so regular fluid intake and electrolytes are important to prevent dehydration.  Here, in this study we discussed the different nutritional requirements including macro and micronutrients which are required for good health and performance of athletes. Furthermore, we also discussed the different sensors used for monitoring of sports activities.

Keywords: Nutrition; Athletes; Health; Sports; Energy