Episode 85: Fueling for Performance with Endurance Sports Dietitian Alex Larson

In this week’s episode, Katie and Elena welcome Alex Larson, RD to the podcast to talk all things fueling and hydration. Alex’s mission is to support endurance athletes with practical and simple nutrition advice for lifelong health and performance. She shares valuable insights related to: the biggest mistakes endurance athletes make when it comes to fueling, how to know if you are not fueling enough, how to safely approach changes in body composition (and how to evaluate whether you even should be focusing on body composition changes in the first place), fueling through life stages, meal and snack ideas to support workout timing throughout the day, how and when use supplements, how to properly hydrate, how to calculate your sweat rate, how to manage and avoid GI issues especially in running, and how to effectively carb-load before a big event. This episode is jam-packed full of useful insights that will help you perform in both sport and life. Check it out!View extended show notes for this episode here.To share feedback or ask questions to be featured on a future episode, please use ⁠this form⁠ or email: [email protected].