Winter Sports Nutrition: A Discussion with Sports Dietitian Kylee Van Horn

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to episode 56 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast. Today, we're tackling the topic of Winter Sports Nutrition, featuring Kylee Van Horn, RDN. Kylee is a sports dietitian based in the mountains of Colorado, regularly works with winter athletes in her private practice, FlyNutrition, and is a runner and winter athlete herself. 

Although I used to ski when I was young, I haven’t done much more than sled down a small city hill in recent memory, so I invited Kylee on the show to discuss the many unique nutrition challenges that winter athletes face, and to share her expertise on how to fuel smartly and adequately in these conditions. 

We had a great chat filled with tons of useful information and winter fueling tips, including:

• What happens to your body in  extreme cold or at high altitude, and how does this affect your nutrition and hydration needs?
• What types of strategies can you utilize in these environments, to stay well-fueled and hydrated?
• Logistical issues that make eating and drinking more difficult relating to winter sporting gear (e.g. trying to fuel while using poles)
• Differences that arise from one winter sport to the next
• Why remaining well-fueled and hydrated is so important to performance AND safety when in the mountains
• And much more!

If you engage in winter sports or want to in the future, get ready to take some notes! 

Thanks again Kylee for your time and for enlightening us with so many practical winter fueling ideas.

Links & Resources:

• Kylee’s Website: https://www.flynutrition.org/
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