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More Movement, More Health Benefits

by | October 23, 2024 | blood sugar, health, Life | 0 Comments

As athletes we are great at having our training program mapped out and sticking to it. But what happens the rest of the day? What do our movement patterns look like during the work day when we tend to be sedentary? What might this mean for our overall health...
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Weight Loss: Goal or Outcome?

by | August 8, 2024 | nutrition | 0 Comments

Weight loss is identified as one of the top goals in athletes who are committing to nutritional counseling. When I read this on an intake form or hear it directly from an athlete, I take pause. Not because I don’t want them to achieve their goals, but because I...
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The Overlooked Micronutrient: Calcium

by | June 18, 2024 | bones, health, hydration, minerals, nutrition | 0 Comments

The Essential Role of Calcium in Bone Health and Athletic Performance Today, I want to go deeper into the crucial mineral that often gets overshadowed by the trendier nutrients in the spotlight: calcium. While many might only associate calcium with building strong...
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Leadville Trail 100 MTB – Athlete Interview

by | April 24, 2024 | endurance, moutain biking, nutrition, racing, training | 0 Comments

This week I bring to you an interview with a very special athlete, my husband, on his experience from the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race last year.  We recorded our interview for your listening pleasure. Please be kind to our low budget chat, I am no...
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NSAIDs & Athletes

by | March 14, 2024 | endurance, health, marathon, pain management, training, triathlon | 0 Comments

NSAIDs. What are they and should athletes be using them? Are there risks, should you swear them off? These might be questions that you have never asked yourself.  Many athletes trust them to be safe and even find them helpful....
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Nutrition for Better Sleep

by | January 19, 2024 | food, health, nutrition, sleep | 0 Comments

Many athletes have Type-A personalities and are always striving to achieve more. Sometimes that drive for more can come at the expense of sleep. There was a time when it was trendy to sleep as little as possible, but that time has passed. Think of sleep as a reset...
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Wearables & You

by | December 11, 2023 | health, Life, off-season, training | 0 Comments

Improvements in sports performance have become seemingly more accessible and transformative with the advancement of wearable technology. There are new devices hitting the market every day, tracking pretty much anything you want. I value the power of this type of...
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Marathon Nutrition Tips

by | November 15, 2023 | endurance, marathon, nutrition, racing, training | 0 Comments

At this very moment, someone, somewhere is training for a marathon. The marathon is often the gateway to a lifetime love of endurance events for many people. I have found that the folks who continue down this path are the ones who get their nutrition figured out,...
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Life Update from Nicci

by | October 31, 2023 | health, Life, nutrition | 0 Comments

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by.  Where Has Nicci Been? You may have noticed that over the past few years there hasn’t been a lot going on with my blog, website, or group programs. The reason for that came back in 2017 while working with a military special operations...
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Sweat… It can break your race

by | June 20, 2017 | endurance, hydration, marathon, training, triathlon, water | 0 Comments

I love the feeling of a good sweat, don’t you? I mean, when you have the intention of sweating, not when you are commuting on a blistering humid summer day and are sweating on the train platform in your work clothes thinking, "why did I even shower?" Earlier this year...
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Looking at the Data

by | Aug 13, 2014 |

After the last post there were so many questions about the metabolic efficiency testing that it makes sense to share some test results to give you a better idea of what you can gain from the data.   So, here we go.   The first thing you will learn is if you...

Race Weight Woes

by | Jul 16, 2014 | ,

I just read an article about race weight, a topic that makes me cringe me when I hear athletes discussing it.  While the article did touch upon the idea that a longer term strategy works best, it missed many of the most important aspects in the idea of attaining a...

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