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Ground Breaking News: Dark Leafy Greens Do Your Body Good What’s the ground breaking news you ask?!?! When it comes to nutrition, everyone always wants a new and exciting reason to change their intake or follow the latest breakthrough in science regarding health and wellness. Well, I hate to break it to you, but nutrition... Continue Reading →
Week 1 of training for my first 70.3 triathlon (since giving birth) has been completed and halfway into my second week. In the past, I have joined training groups like Team in Training and Alamo 180, but this time, I decided to go with TrainerRoad since I will be doing most of my bike training... Continue Reading →
Preventing Overtraining Through Nutrition & Lifestyle Overtraining Syndrome (OTS) can be detrimental to your training and success at an athlete. Last week, I discussed several hypotheses that can contribute to OTS. Today, I want to discuss several tips that can help prevent OTS. Sleep Research has shown that 7-9 hours of sleep a night is... Continue Reading →
It’s all about planning! Athletes who choose a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle risk insufficient intake of calories and protein as well as certain vitamins and minerals. When planned correctly and proper nutrients are consumed daily, vegetarian or vegan athletes are at no additional risk than any other athlete for deficiency. Common sources of nutrients that... Continue Reading →
