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How To Eat Before Morning Practice (When You're Not An Early Morning Eater)
Whether it's because they don't think they have enough time to make and eat breakfast or because they don't feel hungry in the morning, it's

Lauren Puscheck
Jun 12, 20214 min read
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Helping Gymnasts Have a Better Relationship with Food With Dr. Dave Tilley
Recently I was featured on an episode of the The Shift Show, hosted by incredible gymnastics coach, physical therapist, and leader of the sh

Kerry Bair
Jun 9, 20211 min read
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What Gymnasts Need to Know about RED-S
Gymnasts, It's NOT normal to feel tired all the time. It's NOT normal for skills and routines that used to seem easy to now seem difficult.

Lauren Puscheck
Jun 6, 20214 min read
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Happy Memorial Day! Festive Recipes for Gymnasts (and the whole BBQ)!
To me, a summer BBQ always has to have great food! Here are some recipes that scream summer to welcome in the new season!

Lauren Puscheck
May 26, 20219 min read
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3 Ways To Be More Flexible Around Food, Fuel Your Body, and Achieve Your Goals This Summer
Your competition season is over! Finally! Time to relax a bit. Ease up in the gym. Give your mind a break. If you're like so many gymnasts

Lauren Puscheck
May 23, 20214 min read
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The Key to Recovering This Off-Season
As a gymnast, I always looked forward to the opportunity to go back to resi and pit landings after season was over. The hard landings really

Lauren Puscheck
May 9, 20215 min read
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3 Ways to Transition Your Fueling Strategy Into the Off Season
Summer time in the gym was always my favorite time of year. No more routines! No more stress! No more pressure! Getting to try new skills, m

Kerry Bair
May 1, 20214 min read
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How Much Protein Does A Gymnast Really Need?
As a gymnast, you’ve probably heard that protein is an important part of an athlete’s diet. While this is true, many athletes aren’t familia

Kerry Bair
Apr 25, 20218 min read
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The 3 Fueling Tips Every Gymnast Needs To Know
Gymnastics has a long and complicated history with food (healthy eating, disordered eating, body image, etc.). There are so many stereotypes

Kerry Bair
Apr 18, 20215 min read
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4 RED FLAGS You Need to Look Out For When Finding A Nutrition Professional As A Gymnast
Between family members, coaches, and medical professionals, it takes a village to keep a gymnast happy, healthy, and performing their best.

Kerry Bair
Apr 11, 20214 min read
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Is An "All or Nothing" Mindset Holding You Back From Reaching Your Goals?
When it comes to skills and training, many deem the goal of perfection as a positive and worthwhile attribute for a gymnast to have. However

Kerry Bair
Apr 3, 20214 min read
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5 Steps to Build a Better Body Image
Gymnastics (like many aesthetic sports) has a long and complicated history with distorted body image. The basis of our sport is about being

Kerry Bair
Mar 28, 20214 min read
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Warm Up To Spring Favorites
Move over winter! Spring is officially here! And with that returns so many of our fresh and seasonal favorites, including greens, peas, aspa

Kerry Bair
Mar 21, 20217 min read
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The "Perfect" Gymnast Body
"The unrealistic and often dangerous cultural undertones in gymnastics surrounding this idea of getting the 'perfect' gymnast body need to g

Kerry Bair
Mar 13, 20212 min read
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3 Reasons to NOT Count Calories (and the 3 things you should do instead)
No matter where I look, I feel like I'm being constantly bombarded with people talking about calories. And as a former gymnast, I know how

Kerry Bair
Mar 7, 20215 min read
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4 Reasons You Feel Sluggish At A Meet
Do you wonder why you always feel like crap at a meet? Do you feel like, even though you're doing the same training, you just can't keep up

Kerry Bair
Feb 28, 20215 min read
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The Meet Isn't Over Until You Eat
Gymnasts are always asking me questions about what to eat before a meet. They want to feel their best on meet day They want to have the...

Kerry Bair
Feb 21, 20214 min read
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The Complete Gymnastics Nutrition Podcast Guide
If you love Nutrition, Gymnastics, and Podcasts, then check out my episode guide to some of my favorites!

Kerry Bair
Feb 19, 20213 min read
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The Gymnastics Growth Show With Nick Ruddock
Recently I was featured on an episode of the The Gymnastics Growth Show Podcast, hosted by incredible gymnastics coach, clinician, and leade

Kerry Bair
Feb 16, 20211 min read
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5 Reasons You're Always Hungry
As a gymnast, your body needs a lot of energy. Of course you need energy to keep up in training and to support your recovery. But that's...

Kerry Bair
Feb 14, 20216 min read
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Kerry Bair, RD, LDN, MPH
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