Sports Nutrition – Page 16

Boston Marathon Part II: Perspectives from a novice charity runner

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Uncategorized on 25-02-2018

Navigating Athletes Village By guest blogger Chandler Tucker, nutrition and dietetics major at Simmons College In Part I, I shared my marathon morning mistakes. Here’s how the rest of the...

Boston Marathon Part I: Mistakes and tips from a novice charity runner

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 24-02-2018

Boston Marathon Blog Part I: Pre-marathon Mistakes Written by guest blogger Chandler Tucker, a senior nutrition major at Simmons College When I was a sophomore at Simmons College, the...

Diarrhea during long runs—HELP!!!!

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 24-02-2018

Nancy, I have a bad problem during my long runs: Diarrhea!!! I am training for a marathon and I am afraid to eat beforehand. If I don’t eat anything, I...

How to gain weight healthfully

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 31-01-2018

Although two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, a handful of skinny people—including many athletes—feel very frustrated by their seeming inability to gain weight. Their struggle to bulk up is...

Why do I gain weight after hard workouts???

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Weight on 15-01-2018

Dear Nancy, After a weekend filled with two days of hard workouts, I notice that my weight goes up a pound or two. I weigh more on Monday than I...

Weight: Is It Simply a Matter of Will Power?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 13-01-2018

Is weight simply a matter of willpower? You might think so, given the number of dieters who add on exercise, subtract food, and expect excess fat to melt away. But...

Female athletes without monthly periods: Be concerned!

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 04-01-2018

Hey ladies, has your monthly “visitor” stopped coming? Some active women feel relieved when they no longer get a monthly menstrual period. (Yes! More freedom, less discomfort, no more cramps.)...

Are You Training Your Gut?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 09-12-2017

Athletes tend to do a good job of training their muscles, heart and lungs. But some of them (particularly endurance athletes and those in running sports) commonly fail to...

Food & Health: Updates from the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 16-11-2017

Nutrition misinformation and food confusion surrounds today’s health-conscious athletes. To arm myself with knowledge to better educate my clients, I (along with 10,000 other registered dietitians) attended the Academy...

Are you good enough?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Uncategorized , Weight on 02-11-2017

Are you good enough? If you listen to the voice that rattles around in your brain and constantly reminds you that you are inadequate, too fat, too slow, and too...