Meet Amber, our newest dietitian on our team, who shares her story about discovering that she has the BRCA gene, and her forced journey into menopause. As a personal trainer and fitness instructor too, she discusses how to stay fit and healthy through the entire process of surgery, menopause and more.

Learn more about Amber and book an appointment to work with her at www.TheEnduranceEdge.com

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

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Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
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In this Find Your Edge podcast, Chris Newport dives into intermittent fasting for athletes with researcher Dr. Matthew Stratton, who just completed his dissertation on the topic at Texas Tech University at the Energy Balance and Body Composition Laboratory.

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

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Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
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Did you know there are different types of resilience and that there are ways to boost it, especially when you're on the race course? 

Join us as we talk to Coach Ryan, who has also been a guidance counselor for near 2 decades, as we discuss ways to identify your type of resilience and how you can boost it for improved mental training. 

Get the full episode here, plus visual slides: https://www.theenduranceedge.com/how-to-boost-resilience-for-endurance-sports/ 

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

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Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
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In this Find Your Edge podcast, Chris Newport sits down with physical therapist Mbong Henry from Radiance PT. She enjoys working with postpartum runners, but enjoys helping anyone with pelvic floor challenges, including stress incontinence, accidental leakage, lower back pain and more.

We discuss:

• Why you shouldn’t wait to have your pelvic floor health issues addressed
• What percentage of women who have NOT had babies have pelvic floor issues
• Whey kegels are not always the answer to solving pelvic floor issues for runners
• How stress in certain muscles can affect your pelvic floor
• What hormones are in your pelvic floor and why that matters for pre/postpartum women and menopausal female runners
• How grace and self-compassion can keep you doing what you love (running, jumping, and more!)

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

Find us here: TheEnduranceEdge.com
Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
Purchase Safe Supplements here.
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Are you ready for your next triathlon, SwimRun or open water swim? You've been putting in hours at the pool, refining your technique, improving efficiency, and gaining endurance and speed. Now it's time to transition to the open water. Here are 9 tips to get you into the lake or ocean successfully while conserving energy and boosting your confidence Coach Chris and The Endurance Edge.  

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

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Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
Purchase Safe Supplements here.
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Can you fuel your ride, run or triathlon (or other sport) with real food?

YES!

In this Find Your Edge podcast, Chris Newport describes the options for using real food that are easily portable for running, cycling, triathlon or other exercise like hiking, mountaineering, rock climbing and more. There are plenty of reasons why athletes avoid sports drinks and other engineered products like gels or energy chews. Whether they don't agree with your gut or they don't taste good, or they are too expensive, here are some options for portable foods for pre, during and post exercise. 

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

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Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
Purchase Safe Supplements here.
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Have you ever wondered about supplement safety, quality and effectiveness?

Well, we do too. In fact, our dietitians go to great lengths to ensure we match the safest, most effective and highest quality supplements for each clients' health and fitness goals, genetics and needs. Whether they're used for athletic performance or health purposes, it's important to know what supplements are right for you.

In today's episode, Chris Newport, Find Your Edge Podcast host and The Endurance Edge head integrative and functional medical nutrition therapist and performance dietitian, sits down with Dr Viegas from the Fullscript medical advisory board to review supplement safety, quality & effectiveness. Read more, listen and watch the episode here. 

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

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Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
Purchase Safe Supplements here.
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In this Find Your Edge podcast episode, host Chris Newport sits down Thomas Henson, Jr from HensonFuerst Attoneys. Thomas is not only an avid cyclist, but an experienced personal injury attorney.

We discuss

• Insurance you NEED as a cyclist (or athlete involved in sports near/around vehicles)
• What to do if you're in a cycling accident
• Best practices for cycling safely to avoid accidents

Go here for the full episode, links and video

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

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Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
Purchase Safe Supplements here.
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After helping countless athletes over the years, we know that healthy eating can be tough. To help make it easier, our sports nutritionists created a simple 6 Step System for High Performance Healthy Eating. It helps keep you performing your best both physically and mentally. It helps fight inflammation, boost immunity, support lean muscle tissue and maintain focus.

In this short episode, we get back to basics and healthy eating reminders. Learn more and download our Free High Performance Healthy Eating Guide on our website here.

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• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

Find us here: TheEnduranceEdge.com
Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
Purchase Safe Supplements here.
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Find Your Edge Podcast host Chris Newport sits down with our longest tenured client and "most mature" athlete (he's 68 years young) John Murphy to talk about how he's been able to stay in endurance sports for so long.

We discuss:

• Why being a "back of the pack" finisher is totally fine and how long it took him to accept it (or has he?)
• Why hanging out with athletes keeps him feeling young
• How he finally got convinced to start strength training
• How he handles disappointment
• One of the best moments in Coach Chris' career, where John was the very last finisher at an Ironman race
• Why recovery is so critical and how he is able to decide whether he trains or not
• How he continues to improve despite not having any fancy gadgets
• How giving up running has helped him continue in endurance sports
• John's "quirk" about race medals (and where you can find them)
• How John stays active (this applies to ANY age)

Finally, stick around for John's simple, yet crucial tips to help you stay active in endurance sports (whether you race or not)!

Want to train with us?

Learn more about our 1-on-1 coaching programs here or our Team Training Program here. Our coaches can't wait to help you!

Support the show

Download our free resources:

• 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• Hydration Guide for Athletes
• Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet
• Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating

Find us here: TheEnduranceEdge.com
Race with us: Humans of Steel Olympic & Sprint Triathlon at Harris Lake, NC
Purchase Safe Supplements here.
Follow us on Instagram or Facebook