Immune System
Why You Need Vitamin D in Your Diet
Vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin," is an essential nutrient for healthy bodily function. Found in few food sources, it is fairly common to be deficient. But fear not. There are many [...]
5 Tips to Recover and Reenergize After a Long Season
Recharge your batteries after a long season. The constant routine of practices, games, tests and homework can take a toll on the body of a student-athlete. Adequate recovery between sports [...]
Canned Foods That Boost Performance
When you are on the go and need a quick energy boost, it can be tempting to find the closest vending machine. Fortunately for your sake, you have plenty of [...]
Natural Food and Beverage Choices for Athletes
In athletics, speed is key. But when it comes to nutrition, athletes who rely excessively on "quick" meals and beverages—e.g., fast food, energy bars and protein shakes—are way off key. [...]
Feeling Sick? What to Eat to Maintain Strength, Speed Recovery and Meet Your Performance Goals
Did you catch the flu bug this season, or are you feeling under the weather? Just because you feel sick and can't play your sport doesn't mean you can't help your [...]
Tips for Building Muscle and Staying Healthy During Cold and Flu Season
A nasty cold or flu can delay the progress of an off-season strength and conditioning program—or even worse, force you to miss valuable in-season practices and big games. A strong [...]
Why Figure Facts’ Teens Nutrition App is Perfect for Young Athletes
During my years as a competitive high school athlete, I struggled to manage my weight due to changes in practice schedules and tournament participation. I went from being super active [...]
Healthy Recipes to Help Build Muscle
All the time spent strength training has made you a pro at navigating the gym. But finding your way around the kitchen is another story. You've read the articles on [...]
Don't Get Sidelined by a Cold: Tips for Boosting Immunity in Athletes
It's well known that regular exercise is a great immunity booster, so athletes who go way beyond regular exercise—into the realm of daily 6 a.m. practices, games and weight room [...]
Superfoods of the Holiday Season
Unfortunately, the holiday season is too often seen as a time for splurging and leniency about straying from well-balanced meal plans. Yet fall and winter are the harvest periods for [...]