Nutrition for Women Archives

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Nutrition for Women – A Healthy Relationship with Food

June 30, 2017 at 2:16 pm

Eating healthy and exercising are generally considered good habits and a lot of women are trying hard to make them a part of their life. It feels great to lose weight, to get in shape and beat your old times on the bike but there’s…

Nutrition for Women – How to Hydrate Well

June 23, 2017 at 3:10 am

Health & Training

Optimal hydration is an essential piece of the performance puzzle. It’s hard enough for anyone to figure out how much to drink, when, and what kinds of fluids. Add hormonal changes that female athletes have to deal with, and it gets even trickier. Let’s look…

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Nutrition for Women – How to Get Enough Vitamins and Minerals

June 16, 2017 at 10:37 am

Health & Training

Increased activity requires increased energy intake, that’s common sense. But athletes often forget that hard training also raises the need for many micronutrients. Most of them should be covered by the simple fact that you’ll end up eating more, provided your diet is well-balanced and…

Nutrition for Women – How to Fuel Your Ride

June 9, 2017 at 10:56 am

Health & Training

There’s a lot of fuelling advice for endurance on the internet. The problem is the vast majority is only valid for men. Women have a different body composition and do not handle carbs and fats the same way. If they follow advice tailored to men,…

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Nutrition for Women – Hormones Make All the Difference

June 5, 2017 at 11:22 am

Health & Training

When it comes to nutrition, there are several major differences between women and men. They are driven by the normal, monthly hormone fluctuations in a woman’s body and it’s crucial to understand them. Most of the sports science and nutritional advice online is based on…