Nutrients

Super Bowl Sunday!

Watching the Super Bowl this past Sunday was so fun!  Obviously I wish that the 49er’s won being from the Bay Area and all, but it was still an exciting game to watch nonetheless.  Football players are so strong and so intense!  They must have stronger bones than any other human on earth!  The way they take and make tackles without getting more hurt blows my mind.  I am an elite runner, which is basically the opposite of a football player, but it is interesting to investigate any similarities that I might share with some of these incredible athletes.

For anyone that watched the super bowl yesterday, you know that there was a power outage that led to a 30-minute delay during the game.  It was so cool to watch the football players during this time.  Instead of whining on the sidelines about something that was completely out of their control, they were all out on the field doing exercises and drills to stay warm and ready to go back to battle.  This was the first time that I realized that I do some of the same stuff that football players do! Read More…

Eating right after a work out!

Children need to be active for a number of reasons. Physical activity helps control weight, increase life expectancy, and building strong and healthy bones!

It is also important for children to get lots of fluids and nutrients immediately after a game or a workout to replace what they have lost during their exercise.  Studies show that an hour after a workout is one of the best opportunities to replace nutrients. The meal or snack that children eat after their workout is most important for replenishing their energy sources.

I cannot stress enough how important it is for young children to replenish their nutrient reserves after a physical activity. Work from American Bone Health shows that young girls who do not take in enough calories and nutrients after their workout may suffer from Athletic Energy Deficit (AED) and if AED goes unnoticed and untreated, it can lead to low bone density, stress fractures, future reproductive issues, and quite possibly the early onset of osteoporosis.

Eat right after a work out to prevent energy imbalances that can lead to AED. Choose healthy and nutritious post workout snacks. My personal favorites are mango smoothies and yogurt with granola!

What is your favorite post workout snack? Share your comment in the box below!

Happy exercising and snacking!

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