Wondering about why it’s important to do a dynamic warm-up, take a rest day, be thoughtful about your hydration and nutrition, or so many other aspects of your athletic career - check out our posts that cover these topics and more.
Jumping Does a Body Good
Do you know what plyometrics is - do you know the importance of jump training and the benefits it has for female master athletes. If you have been hearing about plyometrics and wanting to know more - this article by Selene Yeager covers where you can start and why you should.
Carbs! Carbs! Carbs! Yes, we need them
Carbs are the preferred fuel source for our brain; they’re necessary to fuel high intensity efforts, and they improve exercise performance for any efforts lasting longer than 45 minutes.
Female Athletes - DON'T be afraid to eat, especially carbs!
LEA - low energy availability - do you know what this means? It means you are not giving your body the fuel (energy) it needs to do a workout to your best ability or perform the next day workouts.
Well…new research would beg to differ (as would I!). Pound for pound, active women have the same energy requirements as men, and active women overwhelmingly miss that mark—especially when it comes to carbohydrate intake.
5 Reasons not to train Like A Pro
Do you ever come across those articles that give out advice for training and a workout a pro does. Of course we all want to do them, but is it a good idea - probably not.