46: Sensitive Stomach Gels, Female Athlete Triad, and More Listener Q&A
We wrap up season 1 of the Tread Lightly podcast by answering some of your questions! Eating disorders/disordered eating in younger athlete population (0:50) Can you go too easy/slow on your easy runs? (7:40) Reducing fiber intake around races (11:20) Gel recommendations for sensitive stomachs (16:00) Isotonic gels and carbohydrate absorption rates (21:25) Blackcurrant/CurraNZ supplements (25:00) Distance vs time when cross-training (29:00) Weekly runs when not training for a race (31:25) Our thoughts on Apple watches for running Strength training machines for runners (36:20) If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like: - Episode 29: Listener Q&A - Episode 10: How do you train when not preparing for a race? References: Jeukendrup & Gleeson. (2016). Sport Nutrition. 3rd Edition. Human Kinetics. PMID: 32460873 We will be taking a one-week winter break. We will return on January 6 with season 2! Thank you to everyone who listened - we appreciate you!