Snacks
Vegetarian Snacks: Pre- and Post-Workout
Finding variety in pre- and post-workout snacks can be difficult for vegetarian athletes. However, to provide your body with a full range of nutrients, it's important to have a rotation with [...]
20 Healthy Dinner Options For Marathon Training
Marathon preparation can seem like an introductory course in endurance eating. Traditionally, the "last supper" before a race was carbo-loaded. Nowadays, long-distance runners favor more balanced meals throughout their training—helping [...]
24 Healthy Snack Options For Your Marathon Training (With Bonus Recipe)
A great snack can give you the energy to grind through that extra mile or replenish your body after a long run. (See Why Healthy Snacks Help Athletes Maintain Weight and [...]
Gauging Nutrition for a Half or Full Marathon
How you fuel for a marathon or half marathon is just as important as how you train. Without adequate nutrition, you’re at risk for fatigue, injury, and nutrient deficiency. Everyone [...]
6 Nutrition Tips for Better Baseball Performance
A baseball player's diet is just as important as a commitment to training. Healthy eating often separates the "great" players from the "good." (See The 5 Most Effective Supplements for Baseball [...]
Avoid Workout Dizziness With These Pre-Workout Snacks
If you feel dizzy in the middle of a workout, your pre-workout snack (or lack of one) may be the culprit. Neglecting your nutrition is dangerous, because a low blood [...]
The 8 Most Common Healthy Eating Mistakes
Struggling to live healthier, clean up your eating and lose weight? Here's the good news: it's not your fault. So many misconceptions and false advertisements are thrown at us on [...]
Essential Pre-Workout Snacks for Intense Exercise
Training on an empty stomach? Your "motor" is guaranteed to run out of gas in the middle of a tough workout, because you haven't "fueled up" enough. A small pre-exercise [...]
Why Athletes Should Avoid a Protein-Focused Pre-Workout Meal
Health experts argue about nutrition topics endlessly. However, one thing they tend to agree on is the importance of nutrient timing for athletes. Everyone's body is made of amino acids, [...]
Nutrition Strategies for Tournament Days
There are many things to keep in mind on game day, especially if you are involved in a tournament that schedules multiple games on the same day. Nutrition should be [...]