Claire Shorenstein (MS RD CSSD) is a Board-Certified Sports Dietitian with 10 years of experience, as well as a longtime distance runner. Through her private practice, Eat for Endurance, she provides virtual nutrition coaching and other services to busy athletes of all abilities and hosts The Eat for Endurance Podcast. Claire lives in Aptos, California with her husband and two young daughters.Join Claire and Brooke as they chat all things Pre-Run and Post-Run Nutrition. What should you eat pr...

The supplement world can be so overwhelming when trying to choose what to take or what not to take. Is there anything that truly makes THAT much of a difference when it comes to preventing injury and maintaining overall health & wellness for active populations? Join Brooke and Callie as they discuss how to prevent injury, promote recovery and maintain overall health and wellness through nutrition and supplementation. In this episode we discuss: Injury prevention through nutritionImpo...

Join Brooke and Leah as they chat about the not-so-positive running habits & mindsets they see as a Physical Therapist & Sports Dietitian in the running space and HOW to avoid falling into these habits and mindsets. Maybe you're a runner feeling burned out but feeling guilty about needing a break from running or maybe you're a runner stuck in an injury cycle and are MISERABLE because you can't run. This episode is jam packed with helpful tips on how to ride the ebbs and flows of your ...

Join Brooke & Melissa as they chat about Melissa's work as a researcher in the female endurance athlete space. Melissa discusses challenges in getting high quality research into the hands of athletes, current gaps in female athlete research and what research projects she's currently working on. Melissa Lodge, MS is a health sciences doctoral student, REDs researcher, elite runner, and a research collaborator at the Wu Tsai Female Athlete Program of Boston Children's Hospital. Her res...

Orthorexia is the sneakiest eating disorder of all as it is often disguised as "being committed to health and wellness." We often see athletes take an extreme approach and begin obsessing over clean eating, avoiding certain ingredients in foods, being afraid of excess calories and the feeling of guilt and shame if a workout is missed.Join Caila and Brooke, two registered dietitians specializing in eating disorders and endurance sports, as they breakdown what orthorexia is, who's at risk, and ...

The mental and emotional impact of a running injury can often be challenging to runners. Today, we are joined by Kristen Sculz, physical therapist, run coach, strength coach, and run clinician coach who works to help guide stronger, faster, injury resilient, and confident runners. In todays episode we explore the following topics: Kristen's roller coaster running journey with nagging run injuries How can we find the balance between identifying as a runner, going through different se...

In order to grow in our running journey, Dr. Duane Scotti joins us to discuss six steps to run long and stay healthy along the way. We cover topics including:Mental health, and being intentional with our training Using strength training as a foundation to our running journey Having a set run planImplementing simple nutrition strategies for consistent energy Valuing our recovery days and run strategies to feel our best on race day Dr. Duane Scotti, DPT, PhD, OCS is a runnin...

Are you a runner who doesn’t enjoy the thought of strength training? You’re not alone! Today we have on Kat Campbell, physical therapist and run coach, to discuss how to make running healthy and strong simple! Strength training is a key component to advancing your sport, adapting your muscles to your training load, and preventing injury. In today’s episode, we break down how simple strength training can be, and why it is so beneficial to add to your training plan. Some topics we cover: H...

You deserve to run comfortably without digestive issues. In this weeks episode of the Actively Fueled Podcast, we are joined by Kylee Van Horn, sports Dietitian, to chat about gut issues in endurance athletes. If you are experiencing digestive issues, you don't have to settle! Tune in to learn more about gut health and some common imbalances athletes can experience and how to overcome those in your running journey. Kylee is the founder and owner of her sports nutrition business Fl...

Hi, I’m Brooke Czarnecki I am a Registered and Licensed Dietitian. While I help others find food freedom now, it wasn’t that long ago that I used to do some of the same things many of us do in the “pursuit of health” (that actually weren’t healthy at all!). In todays episode of the Actively Fueled Podcast, Brooke shares her own nutrition journey and covers topics including:-Disordered eating and how sneaky thoughts can mask as normal/healthy behavior -Orthorexia and focusing heavily on ...

In todays episode we will chat about some of the following topics for bone stress injuries: 1- What are bone stress injuries and how do they develop? 2- Why do some athletes have recurrent bone stress injuries?3- What’s the deal with sacral (back) bone stress injuries and why are they often mistaken for SI joint dysfunction?4- Why is it so important to work with a RED-S informed PT when working through recurrent bone stress injuries?Stephanie Mundt is a physical therapist & running c...

In todays episode we will discuss:1- Performance anxiety - what is it? How do you know if you have it? 2- Why do some athletes perform better when they aren’t following a strict planning plan?3- Are some athletes more prone to performance anxiety than others? 4- How do you work through performance anxiety with your athletes? 5- What are your top tips for overcoming performance anxiety?Neal is a licensed psychotherapist and also a mental performance consultant - He holds dual de...

We are talking with Jessie Klein, DPT about pregnancy and the pelvic floor! In todays podcast we will cover:1- Is running through pregnancy safe for the pelvic floor?2- How do I know if I should continue running through pregnancy vs when I should stop? 3- How do I return to running after pregnancy?4- What are your thoughts on wearing belly bands while running? 5- How can we be supporting our overall pelvic health through pregnancy and postpartum?Jessie received her Doctorate in Phys...

No doubt that you will learn something new today when you listen to the very knowledgeable Emily Everton! Did you know that your pelvic floor is impacted when you lose your period? 1- We’re talking about Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) today, what is HA?. 2 - What is the typical hormonal profile that coincides with HA?3- How do you use your PT expertise to support individuals through HA recovery?4 - how does HA impact the pelvic floor??Emily Everton is a licensed Doctor of Physical The...

Tune into this information packed episode to learn more about trauma, stress and how the body interprets these two things differently. Kelley also shares her personal experience of how her running changed when she experienced a high level of stress and what ended up happening with her body. In todays podcast: 1- Let's talk about stress and trauma. What are the differences?? How do we talk about it appropriately in todays world. 2 - Is there a difference between childhood trauma and ...

Today we chat with Julie about ultramarathon nutrition. Topics Covered: 1- Can you talk to us about some common nutrition trends you see among your athletes and why they may or may not be helping for their performance? 2- What are your thoughts on fat adapted running for ultra runners?3- What are some common fueling mistakes ultra runners make during races/training? 4- How does protein play a role in your intra-run fueling plan?Julie Shobe is an ultra runner and Registered...

Today Danielle and Brooke talk about Danielle’s history with restrictive eating, over exercising and how she overcame it. Danielle talks about how she integrates her personal history with her experience as a healthcare practitioner to help her clients. Danielle Kepics is a physician assistant, masters level mental health therapist, certified fertility educator + nutrition coach and in a former life she spent five years as a personal trainer.She is the owner + lead practitioner of empower...

Ok so you lost your period. Now what? Join Brooke and Brittany where they talk about the basics of period loss and how to get it back - which by the way, you DO want it back!! Brittany is a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics based in the Dallas, Texas area. She received her bachelor’s degree from Rice University, completed her dietetic internship at Yale-New Haven Hospital prior to becoming a sports dietitian. In her early career she worked with athle...

Today we are talking with Elisabeth Scott from Running Explained about overtraining, how to recognize we are overtraining and ways to prevent over training so we can run for years to come! Elisabeth Scott is the founder and head coach of Running Explained. She is on a mission to help runners of all abilities and experience levels become better, smarter, and faster runners. Find her at www.runningexplained.co, on Instagram at @runningexplained, and every Thursday on new episodes of the top-rat...

Whitney Moore is a Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) with a Master’s in Counseling and a triathlete. She loves supporting people in living their everyday lives better by leveraging their own strengths and keeping health and wellness simple and accessible! A lifelong runner, Whitney became a triathlete in 2015 when she started to fall in love with cycling and the challenge of swimming. Now training for triathlon is an essential part of helping her find balance in all dimensions of her own we...