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Fueling Your Body As an Athlete

Nutrition, Performance

Fueling Your Body As an Athlete

Fueling Your Body As An Athlete Nutrition is an important part of sports performance for young athletes, in addition to allowing for optimal growth and development. Proper amounts of macronutrients, micronutrients, and fluids are essential to provide energy for activity and growth. Poor nutrition can lead to fatigue, dehydration, and poor health; all of which negatively affect athletic performance! Fueling your body correctly is often overlooked by athletes but it is an ESSENTIAL aspect in sports performance. BEST SPORTS NUTRITION FOR ATHLETES Macronutrients; Nutrients our bodies need in large quantities to provide us [...]

By Elite Wellness Staff|2023-08-01T08:52:42-04:00July 6, 2023|Nutrition, Performance|

Allie Updike – Story of an Iron Woman in Making

Allie UpdikeStory of an Iron Woman in Making IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman is hosted in the small town of Cambridge, MD., a unique Chesapeake hamlet on the Eastern Shore. Everyone at Elite was excited and nervous about Allie's race on Sunday , June 11th, 2023. After her completion, we asked her to tell us about her journey and experience. Here is what she said, "Training for the Ironman has taught me so much about myself mentally and physically. The human body's ability to adapt is incredible. I come from a CrossFit / Weightlifting background, so to start training [...]

By Elite Wellness Staff|2023-07-09T19:05:38-04:00July 5, 2023|Performance|

From Many Surgeries to a Marathon Runner

FROM MANY SURGERIES TO A MARATHON RUNNER NAME: Lori Collette SPORT: A New Marathon Runner INJURY: 2020 - shattered ankle, broke both tibia and fibula (closed displaced pilon fracture) at the same time, dislocated shoulder, teared bicep tendon, rotator cuff, labrum and chipped a bone. SURGERIES: Since the accident, 5 ankle surgeries and one shoulder surgery. Primary concern being the ankle with setting the bone first with an external fixator (6/14/2020), then setting the bones back into place with 26 screws and 3 plates (6/25/2020), followed by two infections which had to be cleaned back out on 7/24/2020 and again [...]

By Elite Wellness Staff|2023-05-26T14:09:16-04:00May 18, 2023|Performance, Recovery|