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Five Ways To Use Nutrition to Prioritize Recovery this Summer
Competition season is over and now it’s time for summer! As a gymnast, I remember I always had mixed emotions about summer in the gym. Schoo

Jordan Thaler
May 21, 20226 min read
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2 Ways Food Can Help You Recover After Competition Season
As exciting as competitions season is, let's be honest... I know you're looking forward to the the end (at least a little bit)! You've been

Kerry Bair
Apr 23, 20223 min read
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Why An "All or Nothing" Mindset Is Holding You Back From Reaching Your Goals
When it comes to skills and training, many deem this goal of perfection as a positive and worthwhile attribute for a gymnast to have...

Kerry Bair
Apr 3, 20224 min read
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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?

Kerry Bair
Mar 23, 20225 min read
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Is Your Nutrition Helping or Hurting Your Recovery?
Soreness, pain, and injuries are a regular part of gymnastics. But, did you ever think that maybe this sport didn't have to be this way.

Kerry Bair
Jan 30, 20227 min read
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You Feel Like You Overate on Thanksgiving... Now What?
If you're reading this, you probably feel like you over ate this Thanksgiving weekend. I mean, with so many delicious foods, how could you

Kerry Bair
Nov 28, 20213 min read
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3 Ways To Be More Comfortable Around Food This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving (and the start of the holiday season) is here! Thanksgiving is actually my favorite holiday. Why, you might ask? Honestly, I ju

Kerry Bair
Nov 21, 20213 min read
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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

Kerry Bair
Nov 14, 20213 min read
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4 Ways To Start Preparing for Meet Day NOW
Meet season is only a few short weeks away! In the gym, you're working hard to get ready. You're dialing in those landings. You're perfectin

Kerry Bair
Oct 17, 20214 min read
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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

Lauren Puscheck
Sep 26, 20217 min read
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5 Ways to Train Your Best Throughout Pre-Season (and Set Yourself Up for a Successful Season)
The start of the school year also means the end of summer training and the start of pre-season for gymnasts - time to get serious! Competiti

Lauren Puscheck
Sep 5, 20216 min read
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Recipes to Help You Celebrate The End of Summer
Need some recipe ideas that will help you fuel into the school year while also incorporating fall themes and produce? Here's some inspiratio

Lauren Puscheck
Aug 29, 20216 min read
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5 Ways to Meet Your Fueling Goals During the School Day
For most gymnasts, back-to-school is here (and for many of you, in person classes are starting up again for the first time in a year and a h

Lauren Puscheck
Aug 22, 20215 min read
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The Balancing Act of a Gymnast
Now, the upcoming school year is upon us... This means a change back to your fall practice schedule, (and a change in focus to get ready for

Lauren Puscheck
Aug 8, 20214 min read
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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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5 Ways to Train for Your Gymnastics Goals Like an Olympian
It's time!! The 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games are here! While most people only pay attention to gymnastics during the Olympics, us in the gymnast

Lauren Puscheck
Jul 25, 20216 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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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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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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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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