Sports fatigue. Something’s not right!

When doing sports it’s essential to always be in peak condition, so when the first signs of fatigue set in you can tell that something isn’t right, that you’re doing something wrong.

In sport, it is vital to maintain the right balance between “training and recovery” in order to protect your health and not hinder your physical performance, especially if you are a professional athlete.

Sports fatigue is that feeling of tiredness and exhaustion that you get when you’re exercising, which prevents you from carrying on or makes it difficult to keep going.

 Symptoms of sports fatigue

Fatigue can manifest itself in different ways and forms, so you need to be aware of its symptoms and combat them to prevent it from having a negative impact on your sporting performance and becoming a detrimental factor for your health.

The most common symptoms of fatigue are:

• Loss ofprecision and coordination in body movements.
• Muscle heaviness and discomfort in the form of stiffness.
• Mental tiredness that makes you no longer want to do sports.
• Exhaustion during exercise that can be felt in the form of an irregular heartbeat and breathing problems.
• Physical tiredness that affects sporting performance.
• Lack of attention and concentration.
• Disturbed sleep because fatigue is making it difficult to sleep properly.

But what causes fatigue?

Causes of sports fatigue

The two biggest factors in the onset of fatigue during physical exercise are:

• A lack of energy, due to a decrease in carbohydrates stored as glycogen in the body.
• Dehydration due to the loss of water and electrolytes through sweat.

A combination of the two hampers sporting performance because the muscles do not get enough energy and water to allow them to perform their function.

How to prevent and combat sports fatigue

To prevent and combat fatigue, it’s important to look after certain aspects of your day-to-day life:

• Adequate diet in terms of the quantity/quality of food. It’s important to know what to eat and when before, during and after training; bearing in mind that an athlete should eat a diet that is rich in carbohydrates, proteins, saturated fats, vitamins and minerals.
• Keep well hydrated, throughout the day. Drink at least 2 litres of water a day. It’s important to make sure you stay hydrated during training as this is essential.
• Warm up and stretch before doing sport in order to prepare the body for the physical exertion it will be subjected to.
• Cool down, i.e. after finishing the workout, it’s important to relax your body: walking gently for 5 minutes, stretching, etc., so that your heart rate settles down again.
• Rest. Although it may seem counterintuitive, muscles develop and recover through rest, so this is essential to combat fatigue and prevent it from affecting your performance.

There are periods when sport is more demanding and an extra nutritional supplement is needed to help the body recover, to supply it with the nutrients it needs and, of course, to give it an extra dose of energy to cope with the physical effort. Keriba Sport is the perfect food supplement for this purpose, because it is natural, helps to care for your muscles and joints, promotes good health and reduces fatigue and tiredness. Also, it delays the onset of exhaustion and muscle pain during sports, so it improves your efficiency and performance with less training.