Sports nutritionist Kinita Kadakia Patel, who worked with Jonty Rhodes and Zaheer Khan, tells you how to fashion an athletic lifestyle in her new book
Zaheer Khan
Plan for Zaheer Khan
Kinita Kadakia Patel, Sports nutritionist
'Zaheer and I have been connecting on and off. He is a mesomorph. He has a super-fit sportsman's body and responds immediately to the structure of his routine. For the upcoming IPL 2017, I am trying to create a mixed food pattern with a balance of carbs, protein and fat.'
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Six pages of comments from the likes of cricketers Sunil Gavaskar, Jonty Rhodes, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan, ace shooter Ronak Pandit, actor Jimmy Shergill and celebrity fitness trainer Yasmin Karachiwala greet us before we flip to the first chapter in the book, The Athlete In You (Penguin Random House India) to be launched this weekend. The testimonials validate 34-year-old sports nutritionist Kinita Kadakia Patel, who holds an MSc in Dietetics with research in Sports Nutrition and specialises in sport-specific diets along with weight management. A far cry from the run-of-the-mill diet and weight-loss books, it is a manual to building an athletic lifestyle.
What's sports nutrition?
"Sports nutrition focuses on eating right to better one's performance. But it's not just for sportspersons. You can also benefit in routine activities like fighting fatigue, improving work performance, upping the training intensity or dealing with stress eating," says Patel, who has helped clients from different age groups and backgrounds to excel in their goals. These include teenage swimmer Vedant Khandeparkar and designer Pallavi Jaikishan, who shed over 20 kilos with Patel's nutritional advice.
The exhaustive guide covers the A to Z of athletics and nutrition — from defining body types and sports that they tend to excel at, to sections on macro and micronutrients. It also provides charts of workouts and meals based on different categories of sport — racquet sports, swimming, cycling, marathon running and cricket. "A lot of reading on past and current researches, and my personal experience through client interaction has played a crucial role in providing pragmatic suggestions," informs Patel.
Supplement choices
The book also offers a chapter on Smart Supplements, dispelling myths about what are often referred to as protein shakes and steroids. "Supplements are not
just performance-enhancing substances. Whether it's a chicken breast or a shake, both provide you with protein to repair muscle tissue. However, protein supplements are just an easy way to consume protein. That said, there are additional nutrients found in whole foods that you won't get otherwise. So, never replace all your food proteins with a supplement. However, one or two protein shakes per day is a healthy way to get your needs met, whether you work out or not," she sums up.
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