There are many symptoms to dehydration that I listed in a previous post. When not exercising, this is a good time to take the urine color test for hydration - the darker the color, the more water you need (and maybe electrolytes, too!). When exercising, this is probably not … [Read more...]
Difference between low blood sugar and dehydration
Do you know the difference between low blood sugar and dehydration symptoms? Here are some similarities and differences. Once you know what the cause of the symptom is, then you can know how to fix it - this is what I do with clients is help them know what those symptoms are … [Read more...]
Are you losing weight while training?
I work with many athletes training for triathlon, marathons, Ironman triathlons or ultra cycling or running events. With each one, I work on hydration and re-hydration. Are you losing more than 1% of your body weight while training? Meaning, you went out for a 2-5 hour ride, … [Read more...]
Multi-Dimensional Coach
I had a client finish her first marathon recently (check out her blog post). They lined up their running coach, support crew, physical therapy and me for sports nutrition coaching. We worked together on the Race Day Nutrition Package. This included every day nutrition, … [Read more...]
Re-hydrating. It should be part of your recovery strategy
The past few weeks, I have been working with an athlete who hired me for Race Day Nutrition package. This is a 4 session package to revise most aspects of preparing for your race or event from a nutrition standpoint. We review your nutrition intake on a day-to-day basis to help … [Read more...]