by Amber Kindler | Nov 4, 2026 | RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)
We talk a lot about performance when it comes to young athletes. Getting faster, stronger, making varsity, earning a starting spot on their team, and competing at the next level. However, there’s something I wish we talked about more… bone health in young...
by Amber Kindler | Oct 21, 2026 | RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)
When it comes to interpreting DEXA scans in athletes, a result that falls within the “normal” range doesn’t always tell the whole story. Picture this… an athlete has a history of stress fractures, so their provider orders a DEXA scan to evaluate bone density....
by Amber Kindler | Oct 6, 2026 | RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)
When an athlete gets a stress fracture, what’s one of the first pieces of nutrition advice they hear? You guessed it… “Make sure you’re getting enough calcium and vitamin D.” And yes, calcium and vitamin D are important for bone health. But focusing on those two...
by Amber Kindler | Sep 9, 2026 | RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)
Picture this scenario… an athlete begins struggling with stress fractures. They rest, rehab, modify their training, and slowly return to sport. Then… they get another one. At that point, we have to start looking deeper. Instead of only focusing on what caused too...
by rmcconville | Aug 18, 2026 | RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)
Athletes are constantly surrounded by numbers. Goal weights, race weights, body fat percentages, BMI ranges, weigh-ins, and more. But what if there isn’t one perfect number an athlete’s body is supposed to maintain? Set point weight theory offers a very...
by Amber Kindler | Jul 22, 2026 | RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)
If you’ve worked with athletes for any length of time, you’ve probably heard questions like, “What’s the ideal body fat percentage athletes should have?” “Is my body fat too high to perform well?” “Should I lose weight to become faster?” These are all understandable...
