Episode description
What role does nutrition play in injury prevention & injury recovery? What can you do to reduce your injury risk, and how can you support your injury recovery with nutrition? Registered Dietitian Steph Hnatiuk (@steph.the.runners.dietitian) joins the show to help us understand the relationship between injury and nutrition!
- The role underfueling plays in increasing injury risk
- Carb restriction & Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)
- What your body needs when it's injured (hint: it's not restriction!)
- Fear of weight gain when injured
- Ways we can use nutrition to support the recovery process
- Fasted training/"earning" your food
- Obsession over "burning calories" when injured
- Bone health & nutrition
- Key nutrients to support injury recovery
Steph Hnatiuk has been a Registered Dietitian and Fitness Coach for over 10 years and has helped thousands of people improve their eating habits, get big results, and develop a better relationship with food. She helps runners of all levels achieve their personal best performance using her 3-step strategy: the Fuel Train Recover method. You can find her on Instagram @steph.the.runners.dietitian, or at www.stephaniehnatiuk.com