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Today while I was hanging out at the kids' track p

Today while I was hanging out at the kids' track practice, I overheard a conversation between two parents regarding their tween.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀:
☞ She loves hockey, but the budget isn't there
☞ What should we do about taekwondo? She likes it, but...
☞ I'd take her to the gym with me, but she won't want to go

Some of us have naturally athletic kids who are drawn to a sport and become immersed in it. Others of us, not so much.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝘁?

Well, we work with them to find one.

I counsel clients on 𝟱 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁 and they work great to engage in the conversation with your tween:

1️⃣ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹? If it's not sports performance, maybe it's general health, to connect with peers, to relieve anxiety, or help academic performance.

2️⃣𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆? We "play sports", and so it makes sense that our activity reflects what brings us joy. Think back to how your tween enjoyed moving and playing when younger.

3️⃣ 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Allow your tween to lead the way and explore her interests. Find options that require little or no commitment. Be open to activities that might not appeal to you, but are still working towards the goal

4️⃣ 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀/𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. No all of us like team sports, and others need the team to thrive. Maybe we prefer to compete against ourselves.

5️⃣ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘅. Sports go beyond the field and court. Don't rule out activities such as rock climbing, bicycling, or even ping pong!

𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧. 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝.

Summer of Play! Loving some of fun ways I’m se

Summer of Play!

Loving some of fun ways I’m seeing kids at play this summer so far:
🤸‍♀️ Trampoline Sprinkler
🤸‍♀️ Blob tag at track practice
🤸‍♀️ Teen boys climbing trees and making a rope swing

My next mission is to find some adults at play. Myself included!

Why I love working with female athletes, especiall

Why I love working with female athletes, especially when it comes to nutrition.

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲.

This means knowing their sport, their training plan for the day, their goals, and where they are in their cycles (or no longer cycling).
So where do we get amino acids? One easy place is through protein, and getting enough and at the right times is often where the female athletes fall short. We can also look at individual supplements and BCAAs, but these need to be better understood and tailored to the individual athlete than randomly added to the diet.

Read more below from @drstacysims about the why (hint: amino acids help with both the physical and mental performance of athletes).

Also, check out the app from @wild_ai to start tracking your cycle and gaining tips for training. It's an amazing app that I use with my coaching clients and myself to help them dial down on their training needs.
・・・
When exercising, women have different fueling mechanisms than men.
👨 Men use more carbohydrate and fat and
👩 Women use more fat and amino acids- so we have a higher oxidation of amino acids.
.
Female bodies (because of the cyclical aspect of our menstrual cycle) also tend to break down more tissue when estrogen is elevated
.
✅So more amino acids are needed daily just to keep triggering
👉repair,
👉muscle protein synthesis,
👉lean mass development,
👉keeping body fat down,
👉and cognition.

(Read more on the original post)

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲? 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿?

Tonight was a perfect example why tracking your cycle might just mean the difference between conflict and understanding.

I finally sat down after a long day and a *difficult* night of getting the kids in beds. Doug mentioned that I was grumpy. I reflected on that as I poured a glass of wine. Yes, I was grumpy. I was tired, I had a headache, my patience was wearing thin, my mood was on a quick trigger. I had been short with the kids this evening and just ready to chill.

Finally, I admitted that I was, indeed, grumpy and wondered aloud if I might be about to start my periods. A quick check of my Apple Health app confirmed that it's due any time this week - the joys of perimenopause.

𝗦𝗼, 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁(𝘄)𝗲𝗲𝗻

If you know that either of you get a bit moody around that time of the month, then you might be able to navigate the outbursts a bit easier. You can better analyze your emotions and reactions to see if they are truly warranted, or if we can blame them a bit on Aunt Flo. The same goes when trying to understand your daughter’s out of nowhere outbursts.

I𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙩-𝙨𝙤-𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙨 𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛𝙛. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙥𝙪𝙯𝙯𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙.

The good news is that I didn’t bite my husband's or kids’ heads off tonight, and I was better able to support my foul mood with something besides wine. If it’s something you’re interested in learning more about, just let me know. I’m always happy to share.

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗣

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀?

Well, as we know, this decision is pretty personal and individual, and might also depend on sport.

This question was asked in a group I'm a part of about a tween gymnast in anticipation of her first period & wondering if period panties (Thinx, Knix, etc) would work or if a pad or tampon (cup, sponge) would be better.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙛𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙬 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙙, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩!

As a former gymnast and current athlete, I love the idea of period panties for girls. I need to get a better pair to try myself (skip the cheapies), but I feel like the confidence of knowing I was protected without the bulk of a pad, or the uncertainty of a tampon (some girls are afraid of the insertion & removal of it, as well the TSS possibilities) would be wonderful.

𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿.

My mom made the decision of a pad for me to start, but I've never liked them. I switched to tampons by my second cycle. You need to have this discussion with your daughter and see what she wants to try.

It might be worth getting a few pairs of panties and seeing how she likes them before investing in a cycle's worth. Let her wear them around the house or for practice before her cycle starts to see if that works. You could do the same with a pad, but not the tampon if she's not on her period.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

In the end, it's their choice to make.

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