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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 ...

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...

Inaugural Women's Fitness Summit (Sorry guys, ladies only!)

Women's Fitness Summit I love speaking to women.  I love helping women change their lifestyles.  I love helping women reach personal goals.  I love helping women cross finish lines.  I love helping women learn how to have a healthy relationship with food. I love helping women learn how to love their body.  I love being a woman.  When I was asked to present at this summit on a topic specific to fueling the female endurance athlete, I could not pass up this wonderful opportunity to educate other women and to learn from the other experienced and knowledgeable female speakers.  How great - a conference for women, by women.  My racing season will be complete when this event takes place (Sept 27-28) and I will (hopefully) have Ironman #8 ( Ironman Austria, 6/29 )  and #9 (Ironman Wisconsin 9/7)  behind me.  That's 9 x 140.6 mile races in my 32 year old body and I have a lot of tips and info to share on how...