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Women's Fitness Summit - quick recap, beyond body image

The fitness and diet/nutrition industry (and the many books, products, foods and pills) is primarily marked toward women. There appears to be an ongoing pressure that women should achieve this ideal look or size according to the media. Although there are many mixed messages as to the image of a female, many women feel that if they do not look a certain way, she is lazy, doesn't take care of herself, ugly, fat, a failure and unhealthy. I realize that not everyone feels this way and certainly this sounds absolutely absurd to think that we (as women) would feel this enormous amount of pressure to look a certain way to improve our self-worth or to improve success....but sadly, body image is getting in the way of health, happiness, performance and quality of life.  And this is not limited to women.  It seems as though so many athletes are always looking for the next best thing. The latest and greatest, the easiest, quickest and most simple method to improve health, body ...

Calling all female endurance athletes.... I need your input!

I can't believe that it was only 2 weeks ago when I crossed my 9th Ironman finish line at Ironman Wisconsin  and qualified for the 2015 Ironman World Championship with my amazingly talented and awesome hubby Karel! This was more than a dream that came together with good luck.  Understanding the human body in motion is something that I am extremely passionate about. Fueling the human body at rest and during exercise and training smart are just a few of the components to the equation of reaching performance goals.   Beyond training adaptations, I have an ongoing dedication to the science of sport nutrition and I absolutely love learning and applying information, especially to help endurance athletes.  But seeing that many women in today's society often feel an added 'body image' pressure, it is also a passion of mine to not only help women develop a healthy relationship with food and the body. But especially for female athletes, to understand how ...

Women's Fitness Summit - fueling and training the female endurance athlete

Attention Female Fitness Enthusiasts and Professionals… FINALLY! A Fitness Summit FOR WOMEN ONLY, PRESENTED BY WOMEN ONLY. Covering the Critical Exercise & Nutrition Topics Women Need to Know & Understand to Build and Protect their Strong, Fit & Fabulous Female Bodies for Life! Introducing the FIRST & ONLY Women’s Fitness Summit! It’s time for an event featuring the best woman presenters covering the women’s fitness topic that women want and need to know about. Topics like: Athletic Amenorrhea  Urinary Incontinence (no, you shouldn’t pee your pants when you exercise) Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in the Female Athlete Specific Strength Training Needs and Wants of Women How to Train and Inspire Your Female Clients Correctly Pregnancy Training Exercise and Training for Menopause Influence of the Menstrual Cycle on Exercise & Nutrition Management Weight and the Role of Carbohydrates in the Diet of a Female Athlete Training Requirements of Female En...