4 Reasons Why Gymnasts Struggle Through Summer Training and 4 Things You Can Do To Help
It’s not uncommon once summer hits that gymnasts tend to struggle with fueling their bodies for performance. With less of a structured sched
top of page
Kerry Bair, RD, LDN, MPH
The Gymnast RD
Search
Savannah Kooyman
- May 26
- 9 min
Memorial Day 2023 Fueling Recipes
Fuel up this memorial day with some delicious seasonal recipes
61 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Apr 28
- 6 min
Taking A TEAM Approach To Nutrition
Specifically when it comes to the world of nutrition, it can feel so difficult getting everyone on the same page. How do I get gymnasts, par
38 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Apr 15
- 5 min
Done With Competition Season? Avoid The #1 Fueling Mistake (and Do These 2 Things Instead).
Before you start your preparations for next year, you need to get yourself back to 100%. Or else, you'll be at risk for injury and burn out
73 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Apr 8
- 3 min
6 Important Considerations For Planning Your Trip To Regionals
While fueling your body as a gymnast is a long game and adequate nutrition happens over weeks and months of consistent fueling, so many gym
44 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Mar 23
- 9 min
5 Foods To Eat To Help You Recover Better
Especially at this point in the competition season, most gymnasts are really starting to feel it. The aches and pains are really starting t
218 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Mar 17
- 5 min
Fresh, Fueling Spring Recipes
Move over winter! Spring is officially here! And with that returns so many of our fresh and seasonal favorites, including greens, peas, aspa
122 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Feb 24
- 8 min
Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, and Gymnastics
Unfortunately, athletes, especially aesthetic athletes are at an even higher risk of developing an eating disorder; the sport of gymnastics
443 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Feb 17
- 6 min
A Gymnast's Guide To Preventing Post-Meet "Hanger"
In order to start the recovery process (refill empty energy stores and repair any "damage" done from hard landings, muscle use, and overall
206 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Feb 4
- 4 min
5 Things That Happen To A Gymnast When They Don't Fuel At 100%
As a gymnast, I know you are under a ton of pressure to perform your best. You have big goals for yourself. You have to live up to your coac
90 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Jan 21
- 6 min
Meet Season Fueling Recipes
To help you get through the grind of competition season, I've shared a few of my seasonal favorite recipes!
272 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Jan 14
- 4 min
6 Tips For Fueling Gymnasts For Travel
So many competitions these days require travel. Whether it’s a few hours in the car, a plane trip, or staying overnight in a hotel, this ca
106 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Jan 7
- 4 min
The Most Common Fueling Mistakes Gymnasts Make Before A Competition
In an effort to be too perfect, as a Registered Dietitian for gymnasts, I see so many gymnasts making major mistakes! Mistakes that are actu
128 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Dec 9, 2022
- 9 min
Why Nutrition Might Be The Reason A Gymnast Gets Stuck In The Injury Cycle
There are many, many factors that go into this astounding injury rate. But, did you ever stop and wonder how many injuries are are actually
69 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Dec 4, 2022
- 5 min
Is Nutrition To Blame For Your Gymnast Always Getting Sick?
For so many gymnasts, it seems like they are always sick. Like as soon as they recover from one bug, they catch the next one (and the next o
81 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Nov 12, 2022
- 5 min
What Every Gymnast Needs To Know About Snacks
It’s easy to forget how much snacks contribute to a gymnast’s fueling plan. A well fueled gymnast needs to be eating often! This means eatin
351 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Oct 27, 2022
- 4 min
Fueling A Young Gymnast
As a former gymnast myself, if there was one thing I wish my parents and I knew from the start, it was, it was how essential the things I wa
93 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Oct 22, 2022
- 5 min
4 Reasons You Crave Sugar
Even if you feel like you include a fair amount of carbohydrate foods in your diet, you could still be craving sugar most of the time. There
32 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Oct 15, 2022
- 7 min
5 Nutrition Mistakes Gymnasts Make Before Working Out
As a Registered Dietitian for gymnasts, I see so many gymnasts making major mistakes! Mistakes that are actually hurting their performance (
366 views0 comments
Kerry Bair
- Sep 28, 2022
- 5 min
The Top 3 Reasons A Successful Gymnast Needs To Know About Nutrition
As a gymnast, have you ever said any of the following:
I'm just so tired...
I'm doing the same workouts as my teammates but they're getting
79 views0 comments
Blog: Blog2
bottom of page