Fuel for Performance: Nutrition, Recovery and Health in HPE

Session Description

An interactive session exploring how nutrition supports physical activity, training and recovery. Through practical activities, teachers would investigate food fuels, nutrition, energy needs and post-exercise recovery, with a focus on translating these concepts into engaging and meaningful Health and Physical Education learning experiences.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

Explain the role of nutrition in physical activity, recovery and performance.
Identify how nutritional needs vary across sports and training demands.
Apply practical approaches to teaching food selection, nutrition label interpretation and recovery.

Curriculum Level

7 - 10

Keywords

Health Literacy

Presentation Type

Classroom Workshop
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