Expert trainers continued to impart valuable training through their insightful lectures and practical activity on the second day of 6-day Level-1 Coaching Course at Institute of Sports Sciences Punjab (ISSP) at Punjab Stadium on Tuesday.
Principal ISSP Chand Parveen, Chief Instructor Hafeez Bhatti, Instructors Shaista Qaiser and Sajid Ali were also present at the Punjab Stadium to conduct the coaching course smoothly.
It is worth-mentioning that the Sports and Youth Affairs Department Punjab is conducting a high-profile coaching course on the directions of Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail in which as many as 35 public and private coaches including four females belonging to various sports federations and associations are participating.
In his detailed lecture, master trainer Aqib Mehmood taught the coaches about diabetes, hypertension and cardio-respiratory system. He told the coaches about the harms and damaging effects of diabetes and hypertension on a sports career of an athlete. He also shared valuable tips about how to avoid diabetes and hypertension.
The second lecture was delivered by nutrition expert Ms Sara Farooqi on the topic of proteins, vitamins, minerals and hydration. She also discussed sub topics of recommended intake of proteins, selection of diet as per age and difference between water and fat soluble vitamins in her in-depth lecture.