AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON THE ROLE OF BALANCED NUTRITION IN ENHANCING PHYSICAL FITNESS AND PERFORMANCE IN GYMNASTICS

Abstract

Strength-power expression, neuromuscular control, recovery, and injury resilience of the sport gymnastics focuses on the importance of dietary balance since the training loads in gymnastics are significant, and the physiques can lead to forced campout of approximately energy shortage. This paper will discuss that the sufficient and well-balanced energy, carbohydrate, protein, and important micronutrient (ANEGs) diet (e.g., iron, calcium, vitamin D) contributes to the results of physical fitness and competitive performance in gymnasts. Research in artistic, rhythmic and acrobatic gymnastics has shown that poor energy consumption and a lack of micronutrients is a norm and can be accompanied by decreased energy supply, bone degradation and increased risk of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). Better aerobic fitness, better jump performance, better balance, and better higher routine scores were positively correlated with higher balanced-nutrition score; Welch ttest was significant that routine performance was better in high-nutrition group (p <. 001). Together, these findings support the necessity of feasible nutrition education, periodic fuelling based on training periods, as well as RED-S risk screening to safeguard health in order to increase the performance.