Sports Nutrition During Quarantine

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Sports Nutrition During Quarantine

Let’s talk about nutrition during the quarantine. You may not be training for as long as you’re used to, plus we are all staying inside our houses so we’re not moving around as much as we normally would. I decided to bring back former synchro athlete and Registered Dietitian Katie Spada to help navigate us through this topic. I asked Katie a few questions about whether athletes should change their diet during quarantine and the proper way to fuel for training.

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10 Lessons I Learned in My 20s

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10 Lessons I Learned in My 20s

I turned 30 a few weeks age (yikes…) and usually on my birthday I reflect on the previous year and set new goals for the following year. This time, however, I decided to look back on the last decade and write down the top 10 lessons I learned during my 20s since that was the most pivotal time period in my life thus far.mSome of these lessons you’ve probably heard before, but I hope that there are some new ones in this list for you as well - lessons that will hopefully either inspire you or cause you to look at the world differently.

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The Story Behind My Two Concussions

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The Story Behind My Two Concussions

In recent years the topic of sport-related concussions has been amplified with the increase of research and media coverage, especially in football. People who don’t know synchro don’t think that it’s much of a contact sport, but we all know that it definitely is, and we’ve had our fair share of concussion incidents. I have had two - each one happening during my two Olympic seasons. I do want to shed some light about my experience and hopefully help someone who may find themselves in a similar situation.

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