Can Healthy Fats Improve Performance?
Endurance athletes are always looking for ways to maximize their energy. Traditionally, the emphasis for fueling…
Training Nutrition
Is Your Diet Promoting Fatigue?
Lack of energy is one of the most frequent problems I hear about from endurance athletes. But trying to reboot with whatever food or drink looks appealing at the moment can make the fatigue problem worse.
Nutrition and Immunity: How To Stay Healthy
Keep your immune system in top-notch shape so you can enjoy outdoor training year round.
Fuel: Navigating the Holidays
With the changing of the seasons there are many things to look forward to. Cool, crisp…
Fuel: Eat Real Food
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. —Michael Pollan For simple, honest food rules to live…
Fuel: Listen to Your Body
“Listen to your body.” This is a phrase I’ve heard many times over the past few…
Fuel: The Physiology of Cravings
What is a craving? Mostly, a craving is a desire to consume a specific flavor, texture, or food. But where does this intense desire come from?
Beating the Holiday Rush – Athlete’s Guide to Good Eating
Christmas sugar cookies. Cranberry-pecan cheese balls. Bacon cheddar spread with crackers. Good eats and the holidays…
Nutrition for Female Athletes
Each year since the passage of Title IX, greater numbers of women from all age groups…
Does Caffeine Help You Cruise — or Crash?
I had just finished a 10K. Just finished. Face still red and flushed, sweat on my forehead, sensations heightened.