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Nutrition Myths and Gymnastics: Separating The Facts From Fiction

24 hours ago
5 min

Nutrition Myths and Gymnastics: Separating The Facts From Fiction

In our society, and especially in the sport of gymnastics, we are surrounded by so much false information regarding nutrition and (for so ma

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Jordan Thaler

Aug 6
5 min

The Trouble With “Healthy Eating”

Nutrition is a powerful tool to help athletes improve their performance. So often the nutrition advice told to a gymnast sounds a lot like “

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Jordan Thaler

Jul 27
6 min

Fueling The Vegetarian Gymnast

If you are (or have ever considered being) vegetarian, vegan, or a more plant based diet as a gymnast, this blog post is for you! This post

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Why Gymnasts Should Be Eating Breakfast (And 5 Ways To Start Eating If You Struggle To)

Jordan Thaler

Jun 9
6 min

Why Gymnasts Should Be Eating Breakfast (And 5 Ways To Start Eating If You Struggle To)

’m sure you’ve all heard the phrase: “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”. But what does that even mean??? Now that summer gym

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The 3 Things You Need To Know About Fueling With An Athlete's Plate

Kerry Bair

Mar 23
5 min

The 3 Things You Need To Know About Fueling With An Athlete's Plate

As a a gymnast, have you ever struggled to, have enough energy to get through your day? Perform your best at practice or competitions?

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Kerry Bair

Mar 16
7 min

Fresh 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

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The Link Between Mental Blocks and Under Fueling

Kerry Bair

Jan 16
5 min

The Link Between Mental Blocks and Under Fueling

One of the most frustrating things to deal with in gymnastics are mental blocks. Being terrified or forgetting how to do a skill that you kn

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Are You Struggling With Willpower or Are You Just Hungry?

Kerry Bair

Nov 14, 2021
3 min

Are You Struggling With Willpower or Are You Just Hungry?

As a gymnast, I know you try to eat healthy and fuel your body. No matter what you are doing, you know that eating healthy is key to your pe

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Lauren Puscheck

Sep 26, 2021
7 min

Fall into Autumn Foods!

Fall is here, which means so are of your favorite fall flavors - the biggest being pumpkin and apple!! I don't know about anyone else but I

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3 Ways To Be More Flexible Around Food, Fuel Your Body, and Achieve Your Goals This Summer

Lauren Puscheck

May 23, 2021
4 min

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

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The 3 Fueling Tips Every Gymnast Needs To Know

Kerry Bair

Apr 18, 2021
5 min

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

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3 Reasons to NOT Count Calories (and the 3 things you should do instead)

Kerry Bair

Mar 7, 2021
5 min

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

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Kerry Bair

Feb 21, 2021
4 min

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...

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The Gymnastics Growth Show With Nick Ruddock

Kerry Bair

Feb 16, 2021
1 min

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

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Kerry Bair

Feb 14, 2021
6 min

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...

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Kerry Bair

Jan 1, 2021
1 min

Competition Season Fueling Challenge!

I'm not usually big on New Years Resolutions. Usually, they're vast and unrealistic, with no real plan on how we're going to accomplish th

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Why Your New Year's Resolution Should NOT Be a New Diet (and What You Should Do Instead...)

Kerry Bair

Dec 27, 2020
3 min

Why Your New Year's Resolution Should NOT Be a New Diet (and What You Should Do Instead...)

Can you believe we've made it to the end of 2020!? And what a weird, difficult, and challenging year it's been. If you're anything like me

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3 Signs You Could Use Some Extra Help With Your Nutrition

Kerry Bair

Dec 20, 2020
3 min

3 Signs You Could Use Some Extra Help With Your Nutrition

As a gymnast, you have a lot on your plate. You're trying to do well in school, balance extra-curricular activities, and train 20+ hours a w

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Make Ahead Breakfast Ideas for Gymnasts (and their families)!

Kerry Bair

Dec 19, 2020
4 min

Make Ahead Breakfast Ideas for Gymnasts (and their families)!

If you've not heard, BREAKFAST is the most important meal of the day! It gets your brain and body running and continues to help your body...

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What happens when gymnasts don't fuel at 100%

Kerry Bair

Dec 13, 2020
4 min

What happens when gymnasts 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...

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Kerry Bair, RD, LDN, MPH

The Gymnast RD