Athletics & Wellness
Grade 4
10 min
Refuel & Recover After the Game
Explain why eating and drinking after sport helps recovery.
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Fill Up Your Energy Tank
Playing sports is super fun, and it uses a lot of energy from your body, like a car using gas. Eating after a game or practice helps to refuel your body's energy tank. This gives you the power you need for the rest of your day, whether it's for homework, playing with friends, or your next practice.
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Drink Up to Rehydrate
Have you ever noticed you get sweaty when you play hard? That's your body's way of cooling down, but it also means you're losing water. To rehydrate means to put that water back in your body. Drinking plenty of water after you play is one of the most important things you can do to help your body feel its best.
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Help Your Muscles Recover
When you run, jump, and play, your muscles work hard. Eating the right foods gives your body the building blocks it needs to help your muscles recover, which means they can repair and get stronger. This helps you feel less sore and gets you ready for your next adventure.
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Challenging
Your soccer team has a tournament with one game at 9 AM and another at 2 PM. Why is what you eat and drink right after the 9 AM game so important?
0.It's not important, because you have plenty of time between games.
1.So you won't be hungry during the second game's warm-up.
2.Because it's your only chance to start refilling your energy tanks for the second game.
3.To show the other team that you have better snacks.
Challenging
You might hear that "exercise breaks muscles down, and recovery builds them stronger." How does your post-game meal fit into this idea?
0.The meal is the "breaking down" part of the process.
1.The meal provides the building materials (nutrients) your body needs to do the "building stronger" part.
2.The meal stops the process from happening.
3.The meal only affects how you feel mentally, not how your muscles change.
Easy
Why is it important to drink water after a game?
0.To put back the water your body lost from sweating.
1.To make you run faster during the next game.
2.To make your uniform cleaner.
3.To help you score more goals.
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