Portion Distortion…How to Eyeball a Healthy Plate
September 30, 2011 Posted by 2 Comments
We all know that portions have gotten out of control over the last couple decades in restaurants, but that doesn’t mean that your portions have to be dictated by what they give you. Also, your portions at home are in YOUR control… you are the one who is in control over how much you eat. It is OK to not clean your plate (shhh don’t tell your mother I said [...]
Women: Battling the Dreaded Lower Belly Bulge
September 28, 2011 Posted by 2 Comments
A common complaint among women of childbearing age is having a toned upper abdominal area, but a bulging lower abdomen. Not only can this be frustrating cosmetically for women, but it can also be related to stress urinary incontinence. Stress urinary incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine during physical exertion; commonly running and jumping activities. The dreaded lower belly bulge may indicate poor core stability. The core must be [...]
Swim Clinic with Kids: Inspiration…for Me!!
September 26, 2011 Posted by 1 Comment
This past weekend I had a great opportunity to give a swim clinic to a team in Mansfield, Texas. One of my favorite things about having progressed to the top level of swimming is getting to work with younger kids at swim clinics and camps. I remember how inspirational Olympic athletes were to me when I was a young swimmer. Hopefully I can impact them in a positive way as [...]
Reader Sweepstakes: Enter to Win a Great Prize
September 25, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
(Click “Read more” below for a link to enter.) What better way to promote healthy eating for athletes (Or anyone!) than to give away a simple kitchen appliance that can be used to make all kinds of healthy foods! With that in mind, we created the AthleticFoodie Panini Press Giveaway, a fun promotion on our Facebook page. We’re hoping to attract some buzz and to get more people to join [...]
Canadian Skeleton Athlete Finds Fuel While Traveling
September 23, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
Mexican Madness: finding fuel for the fire From my eat anything days as a young varsity volleyball player, through the structured regiment of a heptathlete / 400m hurdler – to becoming a world class Skeleton Racer, I haven’t needed a lot of convincing that food was my fuel; that what I put into my body had a direct correlation to the energy I could expend. Good nutrition helps me maintain [...]
Avoiding athletic fatigue — fix your food!
September 21, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
Many athletes complain of fatigue either during or post training. If you are fighting fatigue in your workouts or post workout, you may not be fueling properly or recovering properly. Sports nutrition for athletes is all about composition and timing of meals and snacks. If your composition and timing are even slightly off, it could mean the difference between a great workout full of energy and hitting that brick wall. [...]
Custom Orthotics -”Are they right for you?”
September 19, 2011 Posted by 4 Comments
Custom orthotics are devices to help align your feet, to prevent injuries and treat painful conditions. In most cases, they are designed to decrease over pronation or the foot rolling inward. Pronation is a natural motion of the foot, helping to absorb body weight when the body is in motion. When the foot pronates too much, injuries in the lower extremities may occur because of joints being out of alignment. Orthotics [...]
AthleticFoodie expanding reader’s services
September 16, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
Those of us at AthleticFoodie want to update our readers. Starting very soon, we will be expanding our information services that we provide to you. Future blogs posts will be from licensed physical therapists, massage therapists, a chiropractor, personal trainers, Pilates and Yoga instructors and women’s health issues to name a few. We are trying to build a community where AthleticFoodie will be your “go to” source for answers to [...]
Surprising Parallels: Elite Cooking; Elite Athletics
September 14, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
Arriving in Copenhagen for my three week stage at Noma, I was both excited and a bit anxious. From staging in Italy, France, New York, Milwaukee, and Austin, I knew the work would be long, tedious, and physically difficult. I flew to Copenhagen only one day after finishing my swim season which took me to the World Champs in Shanghai and the US Nationals in California. My body had been [...]
Enter Our Panini Press Giveaway on Facebook
September 12, 2011 Posted by 1 Comment
(Click “Read more” below for a link to enter.) What better way to promote healthy eating than to give away a simple kitchen appliance that can be used to make all kinds of healthy foods! With that in mind, we created the AthleticFoodie Panini Press Giveaway, a fun promotion on our Facebook page. We’re hoping to attract some buzz and to get more people to join our conversation on the [...]