Christina lectures across the country at various gymnastics clubs, national meetings including USA Gymnastics Regional & National Congresses, and scientific conferences. As a pediatric/adolescent registered dietitian sports nutrition, former gymnast, and current gymnastics judge… she “gets” what it’s like to train 20-30+ hours a week in a leotard all the time.
She speaks on nutrition for the young high-level gymnast, preventing disordered eating and negative body image, and optimizing nutrition for elite performance. Here no-nonsense approach is filled with real-world examples from lessons learned as a gymnast to tales from her professional experiences.
In this candid session for just parents and coaches, Christina discusses how to support gymnast’s relationship with food and body image. She discusses normal growth & development, relative energy deficiency in sport, and how to support the growing gymnast body.
In this session, Christina reviews the advanced nutrition strategies for all things injury and inflammation. This lectures covers how to identify underfueling and the proper nutritional management of both acute and chronic injury. She will teach you to “sort through the nutrition noise” and find out if supplements or fancy strategies are really worth the hype.
Every gymnast should have a Performance Nutrition Strategy, or that pre/intra/post workout fueling and hydration strategy to optimize performance and recovery during long training sessions. So many gymnasts are missing out on this crucial aspect of training and preparation. Proper fueling will set your gymnasts apart.
Learn the basics of nutrition for the gymnast. Christina will teach the you “what” and “how” for everyday nutrition which serves as the gymnast’s foundation. She will teach you how “all foods fit” without sacrificing performance.