Tenpin Bowling
Eating Guidelines for Bowling
Bowling is just like any other sport. To maximize your performance you must be in top condition, and a good diet is an important aspect of this.
The major nutritional crisis for most bowlers is extra body weight.
Excess body fat is only a hindrance. Not only does it add extra
stress to the muscles and bones of the body as you bowl, the stress
on your heart is potentially life threatening. Excess body fat also
can hinder your bowling technique, making it more difficult to produce
correct technique, and the fatigue from carrying the extra weight
can reduce your training time and add distractions to your game.
As you can see, it is advantageous in many ways to lose weight.
The best nutritional advice I can give is to eat a healthy, well balanced diet. I am sure most people are aware of what is a healthy diet and what is not. As bowlers, the challenge is to find the healthy food at the bowling centres. Often you don't have the healthy choice from the snack bar, and subsequently many bowlers are overweight. The answer is in the planning. Prepare food at home, and take it with you when you go bowling.
Related Pages
- See also: Hydration for Bowling
Reader Feedback:
"I really like the emphasis you put on nutrition even for a sport such as bowling. I agree. The snack bar in the bowling alley does not offer healthy choices, but your idea of bringing your own food from home won't work at our local bowling alley. Big sign posted at the entrance: no food or drink can be brought from outside. They want you to buy it from their concession. So that is too bad for us. But thanks for your ideas. We can eat at home and then come out out to bowl. Thank you" (Mark Twain)
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