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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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Sugar helps the pain stay away

by | May 31, 2017 | Life, training, triathlon | 0 Comments

Long hours on the bike can bring about pain and discomfort where your body contacts the saddle, you know ‘down there’. If this is you: logging long hours on the bike, sweating a lot, it’s necessary to take special care of that area which can easily get raw and harbor...
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The Anti-inflammatory Story

by | Feb 12, 2014 | , ,

A seemingly harmless habit, can be affecting your health and your performance more than you know.  The group of drugs known as Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), includes aspirin, naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), are used almost...

Fight Back!

by | Jan 29, 2014 | ,

This winter has been brutally cold which makes it seem like it’s dragged on forever, but it’s still January!  Who knows when it may end, but hopefully you have done a good job of staying healthy through the cold and flu season that accompanies winter.   There are a...

Iron – The Athlete’s Achilles’ Heel

by | Jan 15, 2014 | ,

Iron is a trace mineral that is responsible for the transportation of oxygen into all of the body’s cells. It is a component of hemoglobin in red blood cells and myoglobin in muscle proteins making it essential for fitness and endurance. Iron toxicity is very...

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