17/07/2020
I had the opportunity to chat with the talented Sports Nutritionist Anne Guzman discussing relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-s) and overuse injuries in runners and how they relate to . We cover lots of interesting topics including:
-the impact of low energy availability on bone health and other aspects of performance and physiology
-the importance of getting calcium and vitamin D through the diet where possible
-why rest is such a crucial part of the training cycle, necessary for optimal bone health
-oral contraception and missed periods in female athletes
-the natural process of puberty and how young athletes can re-frame their process as their own and avoid comparisons
I hope you're able to take away some actionable insights from our discussion. Thanks for listening. See the link below at Prokit for the podcast link.
https://theprokit.com/posts/dr-emily-kraus-bone-health/
“There’s still this notion that, in female athletes, that it’s ok to lose their period during high intensity training in the middle of a season, cross country or track and
