Kim shocked the world when she made Team USA for the 2012 Olympics after a slow start to her running career. We discuss her rise in the sport and the role nutrition had in her progression. She shares how she has maintained a healthy relationship with her body composition and weight by seeking help from professionals, fueling properly around workouts, and focusing on nailing nutrition basics.

SportCamps

Dehydrated muscles are more prone to injury, and dehydration can hurt your focus and stamina. Glance at the weekly lunch menu or print it out for the month to plan ahead. Many schools use the SchoolCafe app that offers the menu for all lunch lines and the nutrition information (including the food groups!). Putting together a satisfying lunch that fuels your teenage athlete starts with the three main nutrition players. If any of your team families are looking for additional personalized support, they can add on 1-on-1 support with Kerry. Competing your best means having a strategy that works for any busy meet day.

Nike Training Club: Your Holistic Training Guide

We regularly work with parents, coaches, referees, and school and league administrators. Jena founded Victorem Performance Nutrition to help endurance athletes define and achieve their own brand of victory. Over the course of 15 years, she has partnered with hundreds of athletes by leveraging data-informed custom nutrition plans and non-restrictive nutritional counseling.

What your team will learn inside the academy

Kriss and Lindsey discuss the role of strength training in preventing injuries and enhancing performance, specifically in endurance athletes. The conversation also discusses the upcoming Endurance Speaker Series taking place in the UK, and available virtually. The Endurance Speaker Series features experts in the field discussing vital topics such as hydration, overtraining, and training through menopause. Kriss and Lindsey hope that through listening to this episode, listeners will take action to sign up for the event! The episode underscores the importance of addressing various needs of athletes, from strength to endurance and nutrition, supported by expert advice and real-life examples.

Mental Health/Sport Psychology

This exhaustion was the catalyst for my recovery, and I started exploring nutrition in a healthy way, fueling my body properly and finding intuitive eating. This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with physical therapist Dr. Kelly Baez, PT, DPT. Kelly shares her unconventional path to becoming a physical therapist, inspired by teaching children and taking a personality test. Kelly owns a concierge medical practice, Brisa Wellness, that offers personalized care plans tailored to your lifestyle.

Data drives progress

We highlight the point that food intolerances can reverse, and how consuming more carbohydrates from gluten has elevated Mackenzie’s performance. This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with licensed professional counselor and lifelong athlete Hannah de Groot. She is the founder of Stride Counseling, a private practice dedicated to helping athletes struggling with eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Hannah shares how she combines her personal experiences as an athlete struggling with an eating disorder with her education in nutrition and counseling to help other athletes overcome eating disorders, OCD and anxiety. We discuss reasons why disordered eating is common in athletes and some of the misinformation spread through diet culture.

Fast Fueling Facts: Hydration

• Over the course of 15 years, she has partnered with hundreds of athletes by leveraging data-informed custom nutrition plans and non-restrictive nutritional counseling.
• Whether you’re new to training or an elite athlete, Fuelin’s personalized approach works for every fitness level, age, and gender.
• She is the founder of Stride Counseling, a private practice dedicated to helping athletes struggling with eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
• In this context, severe and prolonged energy restriction is not recommended, with weight maintenance, rather than weight loss, considered a more appropriate management strategy in developing individuals (Desbrow et al., 2014).
• Dr. Caballes highlights how common underfueling is in injured athletes, and why a team approach to treatment that includes a dietitian is needed.
• She explains how going back to the basics and focusing on the process allowed her to reach higher heights.

Jen and I discuss ways of feeding a family with different nutrition requirements, alongside fueling for performance as an aging athlete. For Jen, this meant increasing her protein, while younger athletes should focus more on increasing their carbohydrates, as well as food flexibility and always eating enough. Jen shares more of her running goals as a master’s athlete and you can follow her journey and thoughtful writing on her website here.

Injury Rehab and Nutrition for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and NFL with Dr. Jessica Wulke

At 52 years old, Dede won the Ultraman World Championships, a multi-day triathlon event, and is still performing at an elite level now. We discuss tips for career longevity and how Dede has maintained her health and love for sport throughout. Our rehabilitation specialists tailor physical and occupational therapy to children and adolescents who have experienced a sports-related injury. We guide children and families through the recovery process to help them set goals and return safely to their game. This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with sports physiologist Julia Casadio. Julia’s work includes helping Olympic athletes prepare to compete in the heat, as well as educating coaches, parents, and athletes involved in youth female sport.

Meal = Carbohydrate + Protein + Fat

Everything is designed to help you take ownership of your fueling, not rely on someone telling you what to eat forever. Your athletes and families receive access to 10 bite-sized learning modules, each broken into short lessons (most 10–15 minutes or less). It’s easy to schedule a workout for later with workout scheduling — and with the casting feature, you choose where and how it happens, on your phone or casted unimeal scam to the big screen. Because when you want to make some life changes or form better habits, small ‘nudges’ and flexibility can get you there. The Nike Training Club app will make your fitness habits stick with quicker options, goal-setting tools, and new content daily. Strengthen your mindset and your muscles with free guidance from your favorite trainers, athletes, and wellness experts.

Nutrition + Training Upgrades For Female Athletes of All Ages with Dr. Stacy Sims

Fuelin provides a customized nutrition plan with precise macros and calorie targets based on your dietary preferences, activities, and nutritional needs. Our science-backed approach combines your training schedule with personalized nutrition to reduce body fat and support sustainable weight loss. Registered Dietitian to endurance athletes at all levels, including professionals, Olympians, and age groupers. Kelsey’s current area of interest is around understanding blood glucose and the usefulness of measuring it for healthy, athletic populations. We do a brief blood sugar 101, talking about healthy responses to exercise as well as disorders like diabetes and glycogen storage disease, the condition affecting my son.