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Fueling for Success: How Consistency Impacts A Gymnast's Competition Day Performance
Fueling for competition day is crucial for gymnasts. Discover the impact of consistency on performance and how to fuel effectively for succe

Kira Dean
Feb 19, 20245 min read
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How To Refuel Effectively After A Gymnastics Competition: A Registered Dietitian's Best Post-Competition Nutrition Tips
Discover the best post-competition nutrition tips for gymnasts. Learn how to refuel effectively after a meet to reduce recovery time and boo

Kira Dean
Feb 9, 20246 min read
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Fueling A Successful Gymnastics Competition with Power Packed Snacks
Discover the best snacks for a gymnastics competition! From report time to post-event recovery, fuel your body with power-packed snacks for
Kerry Bair
Feb 2, 20244 min read
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Eating for the Win: 3 Tips For Fueling With Pre-Competition Nerves
Struggling to eat with competition nerves? Learn 3 essential tips to fuel your body for peak performance, even with pre-competition jitters.
Kerry Bair
Jan 26, 20244 min read
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Fueling Your Gymnast on the Go: 6 Tips for Eating Enough When Traveling
Fueling a gymnast on the go? Discover the best strategies for a gymnast eating when traveling. Learn how to stay fueled and ready to compete
Kerry Bair
Jan 20, 20244 min read
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The 7 Most Common Fueling Mistakes Gymnasts Make Before A Competition And How You Can Avoid Them
Discover the 7 most common fueling mistakes gymnasts make before a competition and learn how to avoid them. Fuel your body for success in th
Kerry Bair
Jan 4, 20245 min read
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Why Your Gymnast's New Year's Resolution Should NOT Be a New Diet (And What To Do Instead...)
Discover why a new diet shouldn't be your gymnast's New Year's resolution. Learn the secrets to fueling their body properly for optimal perf
Kerry Bair
Dec 27, 20233 min read
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Optimizing Gymnastics Nutrition: A Comprehensive Guide to Snacks for Enhanced Performance
Discover the ultimate guide to optimizing gymnastics nutrition with snacks for enhanced performance. Fuel your body with the right snacks!
Kerry Bair
Dec 8, 20237 min read
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Fueling the Body: Exploring the Importance of Nutrition in Preventing Gymnastics Injuries
Food makes up the building blocks that the body uses to build, grow, recover, and repair. Without enough food and enough of the right nutrie
Kerry Bair
Dec 2, 202310 min read
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The Sneaky Ways Under Fueling Is Impacting Your Gymnastics
So many of the most common things that gymnasts of all ages and levels experience are actually signs of under fueling, and a result of low e
Kerry Bair
Nov 11, 20235 min read
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4 Reasons Gymnasts Feel Addicted to Sugar (and what to do about it)
Many gymnasts crave sugar most of the time, and there are several reasons for this (and none of them include a lack of willpower...)
Kerry Bair
Oct 20, 20235 min read
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5 Common Nutrition Mistakes Gymnasts Make Before Training and How to Avoid Them
Are you making any of these major mistakes before you head to the gym? As a Registered Dietitian for gymnasts, I see so many gymnasts making
Kerry Bair
Oct 14, 20235 min read
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5 Reasons Your Energy Suffers During Gymnastics Practice and How to Boost It
Many high-level gymnasts face the challenge of maintaining energy levels throughout the day and especially during their workouts due to thei

Kerry Bair
Sep 23, 20235 min read
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4 Ways Gymnasts Can Get Ready for Meet Day NOW
4 ways you can start preparing for meet day NOW (instead of panicking the night before...)

Kerry Bair
Sep 16, 20234 min read
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The Vital Role of Recovery Nutrition for High Level Gymnasts: Why Eating at Night Matters
Dinner (or any meal or snack at the end of a long day) can be a difficult meal to figure out for many gymnasts because of the logistics of g

Kerry Bair
Sep 6, 20236 min read
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Easy Back To School Fueling Recipes
Need some meal ideas for going back to school!? I have put together a list of easy recipes to help minimize the stress that comes with going

Kerry Bair
Sep 1, 20235 min read
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What Should A Gymnast Eat Before Practice?
Gymnastics practices are long and intense. In order to have optimal energy, be able to perform, stay focused and mentally tough, and be in a

Savannah Kooyman
Aug 26, 20236 min read
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The Dangers of Skipping Breakfast Before School
With the summer just about behind us, heading back to school often means a lot of big changes in a gymnast's schedule; and none seem to pose

Savannah Kooyman
Aug 17, 20235 min read
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The 4 Biggest Struggles Gymnasts Face Heading Back to School
Back to school can cause a gymnast to struggle with fueling, leading to fatigue, aches, pains, declined performance, and injuries. But...

Savannah Kooyman
Aug 10, 20234 min read
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4 Things I Wish I Knew As A Young Gymnast
Just like so many who grew up in the sport of gymnastics, I was misinformed about nutrition and how to properly fuel my body for the demands

Savannah Kooyman
Aug 5, 20236 min read
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