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3 Ways Nutrition Will Help You Reach Your Gymnastics Goals This Off Season
Fuel your gymnastics off-season with the right nutrition! Discover how to optimize your diet for recovery, strength building, and learning n

Kerry Bair
May 1, 20248 min read
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The Impact of Orthorexia in Gymnastics: A Closer Look at the Obsession with Healthy Eating
Discover the hidden dangers of orthorexia in gymnastics. Learn how an obsession with "clean" eating can impact performance and mental health

Kira Dean
Feb 24, 20247 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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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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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

Kerry Bair
Feb 24, 20238 min read
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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

Kerry Bair
Dec 9, 20229 min read
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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 “

Jordan Thaler
Aug 6, 20225 min read
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The Comparison Trap and Body Checking
Unfortunately, the sport of gymnastics and eating disorders have been intertwined for decades. A 2009 study of all-sport female college athl

Holly Murray
Feb 20, 20225 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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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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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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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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Kerry Bair, RD, LDN, MPH
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