Description
Book SynopsisMany female athletes struggle with body confidence and change their nutrition in unhealthy ways, only to the detriment of both their performance and their health. SPRING Forward: Balanced Eating, Exercise, and Body Image in Sport for Female Athletes provides performance nutrition and body image flexibility guidance for adolescent and adult female athletes. This book details the problems and the consequences, and provides extensive education on healthier, higher-quality performance.
Nutritional details include specific nutritional needs for female athletes related to hormones and nutrition for peak performance, as well as fad diets. Body image education includes societal pressure, unrealistic ideals, handling mental aspects of body image, psychological obstacles, and dealing with more severe problems. Healthy performance is addressed along with sleep, camaraderie, and how to manage the ups and downs of being a female athlete.
Several instructional man
Table of Contents
Introduction. Background. Nutrition: Starting with the Basics. Nutrition in Training. Advanced Nutrition – Supplements. When Nutrition goes Wrong. Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome. Information for Schools and Teams. The Session Manual. Handouts. Social Media. Parent Information. Resources.
