Sports Nutrition – Page 19

What’s new in nutrition for athletes?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized , Weight on 13-09-2016

More than 3,000 research studies were presented at the American College of Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting in Boston, 2016 (www.ACSM.org). Here are just seven nutrition-related highlights that might be of...

Chipotle, Panera or McDonald’s?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 17-08-2016

Chipotle and Panera are popular quick-service restaurants for many athletes. Their menus offer several items that fit well into a sports diet and are a step in the healthier direction...

Wishing for the perfect body?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 02-08-2016

Too many athletes spend too much time complaining about their bodies: I feel too fat. • I’m too thin. • I want a six-pack ab. • I hate my spare...

Taking Your Diet to the Next level

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 13-07-2016

Some athletes are still on the “see-food diet”. They see food and they eat it. Others are a bit more mindful about how they nourish their bodies; they put...

Sports drinks, sodium & steamy summer sports

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 28-06-2016

Staying well hydrated is key to being able to survive steamy summer exercise. Athletes who fail to drink enough end up feeling needlessly tired, grumpy, headachy and irritable. The goal:...

Early morning summer runs

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 17-06-2016

Dear Nancy, I am preparing for a Fall marathon. I live in South Carolina. I struggle with the heat and humidity. I typically run early in the morning, but the...

Do you spend too much time obsessing about your body?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 15-05-2016

Although you might think you know what you look like, think again. You likely have a distorted view of yourself. Your “fat thighs” might not really be so fat, after...

Do you feel too tired, too often?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 07-05-2016

If you feel too tired, too often, you might want to learn from this case study. Tom, a 45-year-old hard-core gym-rat met with me because he wanted to have more...

Muscle cramps: Do they cramp your style?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 26-04-2016

What causes muscles cramps? How can we prevent them? And why, when a group of athletes are doing the same amount of exercise in the same conditions, do some...

Hydration Update: Sports drinks, Sweat Rate & Caffeine

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 21-04-2016

I always like to attend (and present at) sports medicine conferences. Before the Boston Marathon, I enjoyed the American Medical Athletic Association’s sports medicine meeting and particularly liked the hydration...