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What your young athlete should eat after a late night practice or game

What Your Young Athlete Should Eat After a Late Night Practice or Game

It’s 9:00pm and your young athlete is starving after their practice or game. What do you feed them? You don’t want them going to bed on an uncomfortably full stomach, but not an empty one either. It’s important to feed them after a long evening of competition, to support training adaptation. By not feeding them, […]

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Kristen Ziesmer, Sports Dietitian - How Your Diet is Ruining Your Performance

How Your Diet is Ruining Your Performance

Is your performance suffering because of your diet? Good intentions or not, it’s critical to know why your choices with food could be hindering your potential. As a sports dietitian, I help athletes and active individuals fuel their body for better performance, and most of my clients approach me because they’re struggling. I help them

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Staying Hydrated: A Step-By-Step Approach to Calculating Your Sweat Rate

Have you considered what your sweat rate is, and how it can easily cause dehydration? You don’t have to stand outside long to know that summer is in full-swing.  It’s this time of year that I ask myself why I even bother showering. I sweat just standing out there! Unfortunately, we can’t stop the sweating.

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Kristen Ziesmer, Sports Dietitian - Building the Perfect Protein Shake

Building the Perfect Protein Shake

In this video, Guest Blogger, Hannah Giangaspro, Exercise Science and Nutrition Intern explains the three ingredients that make the perfect protein shake. We’ve all seen those big dudes at the gym walking around like the Incredible Hulk, poking their chests out, and staring at themselves in the mirror. I can’t help but acknowledge that there

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Kristen Ziesmer, Sports Dietitian - Importance of Rest and Recovery

The Importance of Rest and Recovery

Are you getting enough rest and recovery? Health requires more than just nutrition and working out. Healthy living is a daily challenge to balance eating right, exercising, working, family, personal time, and fun. The hustle and bustle of daily life can make it very difficult to do things right and fit everything, and everyone into

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Spartan Race Prep Diary- Week #2

Hey everyone! A little late on posting the Week #2 training blog (we had some technical difficulties) but here it is in all its’ glory! Starting to feel stronger and see some progress, I won’t give to much away though, so click on the screenshot of the video below to watch. Hope you enjoy! Matt

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Spartan Race Prep Diary

Hello Everyone, I’ve started this weekly video blog that will highlight the training/prep leading up to a Spartan Race we will be running in on November 14th. It is also for anyone interested in training here at ENP in general, not just for a race or competition. Hope you enjoy it!

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Kristen Ziesmer, Sports Dietitian - Summertime Hydration for Athletes

Summertime Hydration for Athletes

Proper hydration in the summertime is a must for athletes! Summer weather is officially here in South Carolina! By summer weather, I mean humidity. Gone are the days of being able to walk outside and not worry about sweating through your shirt. If you are an athlete, these conditions can be extremely dangerous. Here, I

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