Actively Fueled Podcast

In today's episode - prepare for your mind to be blown. Brooke and Emily take a deep dive into the nervous system, anxiety and how to build a more resilient nervous system. Emily talks about the nervous system in a way you probably haven't heard before & maybe why traditional "mindfulness" techniques isn't actually helping you in the long term. In today's episode...

Join Brooke and Stephanie on today's episode where they dive into all things functional nutrition and what it means to take a functional approach to your health. Do you need all the supplements? Protocols? What's ACTUALLY going to help you move the needle with your health and to get you on the path of feeling your best? Topics covered: What is functional nutrition? What role do micronutr...

Join Brooke & Heather for today's episode where we peel back the curtain on common female athlete health concerns. Topics include: Why Heather started Lane 9 Project Common misconceptions in the female athlete health world Why female athlete health concerns continue to get dismissed Common signs of low energy availability How to seek support from healthcare providers who are REDs/eating d...

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. Joi...

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 nutrit...

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 bec...

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, a...

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 spec...

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 inj...

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 plan Implementing simple nutrition strategies for consistent energy  Valuing our recovery days and run s...

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 traini...

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 i...

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...

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...

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 i...

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...

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?...

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 ab...

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...

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 li...

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 H...

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.runninge...

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 traini...

Sara Hayes is the founder and head coach of Mindful Miles. A women's movement and wellness company that prioritizes mindfulness habits, personal development and intuitive movement. Sara and the team at Mindful Miles use their knowledge and experience to promote the importance of body image advocacy and movement for mental health.   You can connect with Sara on IG @mindfulmilesmovement_  Brook...

Laura Ligos is a registered dietitian who resides in Albany, NY. She believes in a food first approach and focuses on optimizing the health and wellness of active women. She has a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Sciences from Cornell University and went on to complete her Dietetic Internship and MBA at Dominican University. She started her own private practice & brand “The Sassy Dietitian” to...