Optimizing Performance: Nutrition Strategies for a Soccer Game
Soccer is an endurance sport that requires a steady supply of nutrients. Optimizing energy levels and performance involves special attention to fueling strategies before, during and after training and competing. In order to keep up with high energy and fluid requirements, special attention needs to focus on practices, games and tournaments.
INJURY PREVENTION FOR MARATHON RUNNERS
Brendan Martin, physical therapist and elite runner discusses important tips to prevent injuries at the start of marathon training.
Refueling After a Workout When You’re Not Hungry
Eating after a workout is important to optimize recovery, performance and overall health. Eating within one hour after a workout enhances recovery. This period of time is known as the glycogen window, during which nutrients are maximally absorbed into the body. Over the next 6-12 hours, absorption will continue, but at a slower rate. Consuming carbohydrates within the first hour after a workout aids in glycogen repletion while protein prevents further muscle breakdown.
Fast track recovery: How to eat when you’re injured
If you’re an athlete dealing with an injury, adjusting your diet can aid in recovery and overall health. The best nutrition to support healing from soft tissue injuries like pulled muscles, strained tendons or damaged cartilage will differ from the best nutrition for hard tissue injuries like fractured or broken bones.
How to Prepare for the Brooklyn Half Marathon
In this speaker panel at NYRR, we covered everything you need to know about preparing for the Brooklyn Half Marathon. We discussed what to wear, how to train and I focused on how to fuel. I discussed fueling workouts, how to use gels, electrolytes and best foods to eat on race day.
5 TIPS TO build MUSCLE
Building muscle is a process that requires strategic nutritional and workout practices. Rather than focusing on losing body fat, focus on what you can do to increase muscle growth. Here are some helpful tips that can help you achieve your muscle-building goals more effectively.
The Illusion of Perfect Eating: Why Celebrity Diets Are Unrealistic
In today’s age of social media, it’s nearly impossible to scroll through our feeds without encountering a celebrity-endorsed diet plan or the latest trend in healthy eating. From Hollywood stars to Instagram influencers, everyone seems eager to share their secrets to achieving the perfect body through diet. But behind the glossy facade lies a harsh truth: many of these eating plans are not only unrealistic but also potentially harmful.
UNDERSTANDING EATING DISORDERS: INSIGHTS FOR COACHES, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS
Eating disorders are complex conditions influenced by a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, psychological, and sociocultural factors. It’s important to note that these factors interact in complex ways, and not everyone with risk factors will develop an eating disorder.
FUELING AN INDOOR WORKOUT: A GUIDE
Providing your body with the essential energy for powering through exercises is crucial during a gym or indoor track workout. This guide provides tips on how to effectively fuel and hydrate your body during indoor workouts. The focus is on the right timing and type of nutrients to avoid energy crashes or gastrointestinal issues, and to keep energy levels up.
Fueling for winter training
During the winter months, nutrition priorities shift towards hydration, foods that generate body warmth, and those that boost the immune system.