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Fast Food For Athletes on the Go!

Check out these fast food strategies to keep you performing at the top of your game! You’re out on the road, heading to a game, and you’re starving. How about some fast food? You have to eat so you’re prepared for your game, but there are so very many choices that it’s just overwhelming! How

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Athletes in weight class sports, aesthetic sports, and sports that encourage thinness as a method to increase performance are at higher risk of developing Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport.

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)

How It Can Impact Athlete Performance and Health As an athlete, you are probably always looking for ways to improve your performance, meet your exercise goals, and avoid injury. Frequently, athletes attempt to do this by making changes to their dietary intake and/or training schedule. However, if done incorrectly, you can actually risk negatively impacting

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Exercisers need to consider temperature, humidity, wind and solar radiation when developing a hydration plan for exercise or competition.

Hydration: Environmental Factors that Influence Sweat Rate

Plan your hydration around these variables for a better race, match, meet or training session. The goal of sweating is to get water to evaporate from your skin, causing cooling. There are four environmental factors that influence your sweat rate: temperature, humidity, solar radiation and wind. Learn how they impact your hydration needs and drinking

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Berries: So berry great!

July is Berry Month! Berries, those tasty nuggets of nutrition, provide benefits fresh or frozen (skip the pie filling). Besides the usual ones available in stores, farm stands often have additional types that can provide new flavors. Some are weeds; mulberries, I’m looking at you! What is a berry? From a botanical perspective, berries are

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