With race season about to get under way for triathletes, Team Sirius Tri Club coaches Siri & Bek offer advice on how to prepare for your first race by getting your mind as well as your body ready. There's some great tips for visualization and developing the right mind set, not to set yourself up with great expectations but prepare for any eventuality on race day and know how to cope when things go wrong from a flat tire to injury.  Bek discusses post race recovery and how to speed it up with therapeutic treatment, the use of compression socks and keeping your legs up. It's all in here and a moment of reflection on their wedding day and why they don't have wedding rings!   
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With race season about to get under way for triathletes, Team Sirius Tri Club coaches Siri & Bek offer advice on how to prepare for your first race by getting your mind as well as your body ready. There's some great tips for visualization and developing the right mind set, not to set yourself up with great expectations but prepare for any eventuality on race day and know how to cope when things go wrong from a flat tire to injury.  Bek discusses post race recovery and how to speed it up with therapeutic treatment, the use of compression socks and keeping your legs up. It's all in here and a moment of reflection on their wedding day and why they don't have wedding rings!   

For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE.

For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 780+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Email us at [email protected].

Low back pain is a common injury among athletes and can manifest in many ways with acute to chronic conditions that sometimes last a lifetime. Dr. Heather North unpacks the common causes, symptoms and treatment and why the advice given by doctors nowadays differs so much to past practices. "We're really understanding right now is that it's important to stay active with low back pain and not be fearful of it. Really the worst thing you can do right now if you have low back pain is to do nothing, to sit there and not be active," says Heather. "We operate so much from the mindset of treating the patient symptoms that they are describing to us as opposed to going by imaging. And the reason that that is the case is because imaging doesn't always go hand in hand with what the patient is experiencing with their symptoms."  Heather explains why it's important to find a routine for your exercise that fits into your day: "Every evening before I brush my teeth and floss my teeth and get ready for bed, I pull out my exercise ball, I practice my planks, and I practice pulling my belly button in. And if you can spend 5-8 mins of that every evening you can actually prevent low back pain in the long run." 

Host: Dr. Heather North


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Low back pain is a common injury among athletes and can manifest in many ways with acute to chronic conditions that sometimes last a lifetime. Dr. Heather North unpacks the common causes, symptoms and treatment and why the advice given by doctors nowadays differs so much to past practices. "We're really understanding right now is that it's important to stay active with low back pain and not be fearful of it. Really the worst thing you can do right now if you have low back pain is to do nothing, to sit there and not be active," says Heather. "We operate so much from the mindset of treating the patient symptoms that they are describing to us as opposed to going by imaging. And the reason that that is the case is because imaging doesn't always go hand in hand with what the patient is experiencing with their symptoms."  Heather explains why it's important to find a routine for your exercise that fits into your day: "Every evening before I brush my teeth and floss my teeth and get ready for bed, I pull out my exercise ball, I practice my planks, and I practice pulling my belly button in. And if you can spend 5-8 mins of that every evening you can actually prevent low back pain in the long run." 

For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE.

For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 780+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Email us at [email protected].

Welcome to Off the Track, a new podcast all about women's Flat Track Roller Derby, hosted by Coach, Player and Founder of Team Indigenous "Mick Swagger".  "Mick" will be interviewing players from around the world and her first guest is Australian Tui Lyons. They discuss building and maintaining positive team culture, the coaching life and why Tui' felt compelled to promote Team Indigenous at the recent Women's World Cup in Manchester, where by the way, she was named The Most Valuable Player. Tui talks about how Roller Derby has changed her life from growing up in Australia to touring the world as a coach and player: "I would not be such a queer, loud mouth feminist if I didn't have Roller Derby, definitely not!"  It's a candid conversation between two players and coaches who share a mutual respect and passion for the game.
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For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 780+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Email us at [email protected]. 

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Welcome to Off the Track, a new podcast all about women's Flat Track Roller Derby, hosted by Coach, Player and Founder of Team Indigenous "Mick Swagger".  "Mick" will be interviewing players from around the world and her first guest is Australian Tui Lyons. They discuss building and maintaining positive team culture, the coaching life and why Tui' felt compelled to promote Team Indigenous at the recent Women's World Cup in Manchester, where by the way, she was named The Most Valuable Player. Tui talks about how Roller Derby has changed her life from growing up in Australia to touring the world as a coach and player: "I would not be such a queer, loud mouth feminist if I didn't have Roller Derby, definitely not!"  It's a candid conversation between two players and coaches who share a mutual respect and passion for the game.

For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE.

For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 780+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Email us at [email protected].

Race season is around the corner and some athletes start panicking because they have no idea how to fuel themselves. Maybe they are not begun to plan and then suddenly on race day they 'bonk', and suffer from upset stomach, reflux, cramps and many other issues that can be prevented with the right nutrition.  Always practice nutrition during training. Race day should not be a day where you try new things. Remember that there are thousands of products out there but you have to find one that works for you personally. Use numbers as a baseline then reduce or add as needed. Know that it will take some time to figure out what works best for you.
On this episode Maricarmen shares:
The top 3 things you need during a race
How to create a personalized racing plan
Supplement recommendations
For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE.
For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 780+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Email us at [email protected]. 

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Race season is around the corner and some athletes start panicking because they have no idea how to fuel themselves. Maybe they are not begun to plan and then suddenly on race day they 'bonk', and suffer from upset stomach, reflux, cramps and many other issues that can be prevented with the right nutrition.  Always practice nutrition during training. Race day should not be a day where you try new things. Remember that there are thousands of products out there but you have to find one that works for you personally. Use numbers as a baseline then reduce or add as needed. Know that it will take some time to figure out what works best for you.

On this episode Maricarmen shares:

The top 3 things you need during a race

How to create a personalized racing plan

Supplement recommendations

For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE.

For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 780+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Email us at [email protected].

Keely Kelleher can be described in two words: bad ass. The former U.S national team member hunkered herself down World Cup speed courses for years and then retired. Her definition of retirement includes filming Warren Miller segments and running the growing Keely’s Camp brand.At the heart of her mission is a passion for the outdoors and getting girls outside. It’s all about girls moving mountains. She introduces young skiers to the backcountry and brings together top ski racers to coach camps in Mt. Hood, Oregon. On this week’s episode, Gabbi Hall catches up with Keely to talk about how she empowers up-and-coming female skiers and the importance of including females in the ski industry.
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For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 780+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Email us at [email protected]. 

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