hydration – Nancy Clark RD

Sports Nutrition: Hot Topics from #ACSM2024

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 16-06-2024

The American College of Sports (ACSM.org) is a professional organization for sports science researchers, educators, exercise physiologists, sports dietitians, and doctors At ACSM’s Annual Meeting (May 2024, Boston), more than...

Eating to Win: Nutrition Tips for Competitive Athletes

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 16-03-2024

I’m wanting to run the best I can at the Boston Marathon. Any nutrition tips to help me reach my goal? How do Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady eat to...

Nutrition for Competitive Athletes

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet on 15-01-2022

Most athletes love to win! That said, many factors impact your ability to win. Some factors are out of your control, such as heat, humidity, wind, altitude, terrain, or playing...

Hot Weather Hydration Tips

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 11-08-2020

Steaming hot summers bring up nutrition questions for athletes who are training and competing in the heat: How can I tell if I’ve had enough to drink? Should I be...

Sports Nutrition Questions: Concussions, Hydration, Altitude—and more

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Uncategorized , Weight on 13-08-2018

Athletes have many questions about how to fuel for top performance. The Internet abounds with answers—but how do you what’s valid? Here are some trust-worthy answers, based on research presented...

Alcohol in Sport: How bad is it for athletes?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 11-06-2018

Alcohol has a strong link with sport, be it with sponsorship, beer consumption after a hard workout, or teams enmeshed in a culture of heavy drinking. To address what...

Boston Marathon Blog Part III: Hindsight is 20/20

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized on 01-03-2018

In Parts I and II, guest blogger Chandler Tucker, a senior nutrition major at Simmons College, shared her experiences as a novice runner. Here are here final words of advice,...

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...

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...