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Four evidence-based nutrition strategies for women athletes

If you're a female athlete thinking about nutrition goals for the new year, here's some good news: The science on fueling for performance is finally getting the attention it deserves. Below are four evidence-based strategies ...

Study recommends nutrition coaching for young athletes

Young athletes face an array of nutritional risks that could hamper their performance, recovery from injury, and overall wellness, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Scottish Rite for Children found. However, ...

Gymnastics is hard on the body—physical therapy can help

Watching Simone Biles, Frederick Richard, and other Olympic-level gymnasts compete with gravity-defying flips, twists, and spins across a variety of apparatuses, it's evident how much flexibility and strength the sport of ...

For female distance runners, leaner isn't faster

The idea that a leaner body makes for a faster stride is common among distance runners. But it's inaccurate and sets a dangerous ideal, according to Megan Roche, MD, Ph.D., an ultrarunner and researcher at Stanford Medicine.

Shin splints: An expert explains how to avoid them

So you're out for a leisurely jog and everything is going great—until you start to feel pain. That distinctive, shooting pain, up your shin. Even when you stop running, every time you put weight on your foot soreness shoots ...

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