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6 Tips to Feel Confident Heading into Your School Year Schedule
Change can be challenging to deal with in any aspect of life and a change in your practices and fueling schedule can certainly be a daunting

Lauren Puscheck
Aug 1, 20215 min read
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How To Fuel A Young Gymnast
Most parents I talk to have no idea what to feed their young gymnast (or for that matter), how to talk to their young child about nutrition.

Lauren Puscheck
Jul 18, 20213 min read
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4 Reasons You Crave Sugar (And What To Do About It)
Carbohydrates (especially sugar) are extremely stigmatized (and sometimes even demonized), not just in the gymnastics community, but by our

Lauren Puscheck
Jul 11, 20214 min read
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Festive 4th of July Recipes!
Need some delicious ideas to bring to your 4th of July party? Here are some festive and summer-y recipes that everyone will enjoy!

Lauren Puscheck
Jul 2, 20217 min read
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What It Takes to Be an Olympic Gymnast
Whether you want to make the Olympics or have your own big goals, every gymnast can train like an Olympian and take the same steps to reach

Lauren Puscheck
Jun 26, 20216 min read
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The 4 Things You Need to Do to Be Your Best During Summer Training
Summer training has started (or will be starting soon for you), which means your daily routine and practice goals will be shifting.

Lauren Puscheck
Jun 19, 20215 min read
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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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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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Kerry Bair, RD, LDN, MPH
The Gymnast RD
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