Sports Beverages - Good or Bad?
Sports beverages are marketed heavily – to adult athletes as well as youth athletes. Some athletes drink them nearly every day while other athletes wo...
Youth-Focused Sports Nutrition
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Science-based, youth-focused, sports nutrition strategies presented by board certified sports dietitian, Tracy Owens (MPH, RD, CSSD, LDN). These are audio recordings of the Performance Nutrition pages at www.FuelingAthletes.com. Topics cover fueling before, during, and after activity, sports beverages, chocolate milk, the elite athlete's plate, and more.
Hydrate to Perform Great
Most young athletes deal with some level of dehydration before practice or competition even begins. Without proper hydration before activity, no athle...
The Elite Athlete's Plate
Elite athletes fuel their bodies differently. They know that filling their plates with the right combinations and portions of foods makes a difference...
Chocolate Milk And Best Foods For Recovery
Your body needs you to provide it with the proper nutrients to refuel and repair. If you give your body what it needs, it will reward you with increas...
Fueling For Optimal Recovery And Building Lean Muscle
Eating for recovery is critical to replenish your energy stores and repair the muscle tissue you damaged during activity. Done correctly, “recovery ea...
Fueling During Activity
From the moment you start to train or compete, you gradually deplete your energy source. How you eat during competition can have far-reaching impacts,...
Fueling Before Activity
If you don’t understand what to eat and when, it can mean the difference between delivering your BEST performance or getting sidelined with a stomach ...
Fueling For Optimal Energy
Many athletes put themselves at a disadvantage before competition even begins by not fueling properly. Learn which foods provide energy to your muscle...
Why Youth Sports Nutrition?
There is no shortcut to properly fueling and hydrating your body for optimal energy and recovery. Don’t expect to achieve peak performance in your spo...