Author: Shana Light

Nutrition for Endurance Athletes

Adequate caloric intake is essential for endurance athletes before, during, and after intense physical activity. Some athletes may try to lose weight because they believe it will improve their performance; however, this can be harmful and lead to long-term complications such as disordered eating, injury, and fatigue syndromes. Losing weight should never be the primary […]

Endurance Sports

Endurance sports are not new, with the first marathon thought to have been in 490 BC. Their popularity has skyrocketed over the last decade. Many athletes have turned to increasingly extreme endurance sports. Some are organized events, while others are self-supported feats of stamina and navigation. These include ultramarathons up to hundreds of miles in […]

Welcome!

Healthcare is a nuanced and expansive discipline. It is impossible to teach a class that informs the learner of all of the ideas and undertones that form the bedrock of the field. Only time spent in each setting, curiosity, open-mindedness, and observation can induct a person into the field completely. This is why people without […]