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How to Make a Plant-Based Diet Work in Sport

2025-04-07T16:03:51-05:00Nutrition, TrueSport|

Being a plant-based athlete can be complicated, but it’s a choice that many athletes have made. If you’re considering switching to a plant-based, vegetarian, vegan, or flexitarian diet, there are a few things to consider, especially if your goal is peak athletic performance. “A plant-based diet is not inherently better or worse for health or [...]

How to Use Lessons from Sport in the Real World

2025-04-11T11:02:05-05:00Leadership, TrueSport|

Deborah Gilboa, MD You’ve likely heard that sports are great for teaching life skills, but have you ever thought about how to actually apply skills like discipline, leadership, emotional regulation, or conflict resolution to your life outside of sport? Maybe you’re great at showing up to practice on time and ready to [...]

How to Properly Fuel During Training

2024-12-04T14:41:59-06:00Nutrition, TrueSport|

Kristen Ziesmer, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN Fueling during training as a young athlete can be difficult. Often, practices are short and intense, and don’t include much time for snack breaks. However, your athlete will play their best if they are properly fueled for the work required of them, and that [...]

8 Ways to Improve Your Self-Talk for Better Performance

2024-05-01T14:32:46-05:00Athlete Wellness, Bullying Prevention, Respect & Accountability, TrueSport|

Kevin Chapman, PHD Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Founder Kentucky Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders How often do you consider what you're thinking, or tune in to how you're talking to yourself? Everything in our lives, and in particular, our sport performance, can be affected by our internal dialogue. Here, TrueSport [...]

10 Tips for Better Gut Health

2024-05-01T14:25:53-05:00Nutrition, Trending Topics, TrueSport|

KRISTEN ZIESMER, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN Registered Dietitian, Founder Elite Nutrition & Performance If your athlete is struggling with gut issues, from constipation to bloating to diarrhea and everything in between, it can be overwhelming and stressful. There's a vast amount of conflicting advice, and what works for one person [...]

Beyond the Body: How the Brain Gets Involved in Sport

2024-05-01T14:24:11-05:00Athlete Wellness, Bullying Prevention, Respect & Accountability, TrueSport|

MICHELE LABOTZ, MD, FAAP Sports Medicine Physician, InterMed Sports Medicine Clinic You may be wondering to yourself: "What possible benefit can I get by understanding how brain chemistry relates to sport?" It matters more than you might think. A better understanding of brain chemistry may actually lead to improved outcomes [...]

REDs: The Role of Nutrition in Prevention

2024-02-05T10:21:55-06:00Nutrition, Trending Topics, TrueSport|

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport—better known as REDs or RED-S—can be hard to diagnose, but essentially, it happens to athletes when they’re consistently expending more energy than they’re taking in. For both boys and girls, this can take a serious physical toll on their bodies, resulting in decreased performance and an increased [...]

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