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The Female Athlete: Energy and Nutrition Issues

This presentation will explore the importance of carbohydrate for female athletes and the sex differences in energy metabolism. In addition, Dr Rebecca Randell will discuss the key energy and nutrient issues most likely to occur in the female athlete, and methods for how health professionals can monitor energy and nutrition intakes to support both health and performance.

Course Objectives

  • Explain the importance of carbohydrate for female athletes and the sex differences in energy metabolism; 
  • Describe the potential challenges of applying Sports Nutrition recommendations to female athletes;  
  • Identify the health and performance implications of low energy availability;

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Credits

Course Expiration

ACSM

1.5

12/28/2026

BOC

1

12/28/2026

Endurance Nutrition: How do you fuel for success?

Session 1 from the 2021 ACSM/GSSI Go the Distance Summer Symposium features Matt Pahnke PhD of GSSI and U.S. Long-Distance runner Molly Huddle. Dr. Pahnke presents the science and recommendations for fueling endurance athletes and then discusses how to utilize those recommendations in practice with Molly. Each athlete is unique and personalizing sports nutrition recommendations is key to helping an endurance athlete build a successful training and race day nutrition plan.  

Course Objectives

Idenfity the key sports nutrition recomendations for endurance athletes

Discuss and apply the scientific recommendations for enduracne sports nutrition in a practical setting

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Credits

Course Expiration

ACSM

.75

07/14/2024

CSCCa

0.75

07/14/2024