by rmcconville | Feb 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Wearable technology has changed sport culture, especially in the last 10 years. Athletes now track resting heart rate, sleep, recovery scores, and heart rate variability with the same intensity they track pace, mileage, and power. Many coaches use HRV trends to guide...
by rmcconville | Feb 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
In endurance sport, a low resting heart rate for athletes is often worn as a badge of honor. Athletes compare numbers, coaches praise it, and wearables reward it. A lower athlete’s heart rate is assumed to signal superior fitness, efficiency, and years of successful...
by rmcconville | Dec 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Understanding the distinction between disordered eating vs eating disorder is essential for athletes, parents, coaches, and providers. While the terms are often used interchangeably, they describe different levels of severity, and both deserve attention, compassion,...
by rmcconville | Sep 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
When most people think of high cholesterol, they picture someone who eats too much fast food and doesn’t exercise enough. But what if you’re an athlete, training hard, eating “clean” (maybe even restricting), and your labs still come back showing high cholesterol? The...
by rmcconville | Jul 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
For far too long, conversations around the menstrual cycle and athletic performance have focused only on the challenges, such as fatigue, cramps, and inconvenience. But there’s another side to the story. The menstrual cycle can actually be a powerful indicator of...
by rmcconville | Aug 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
In July we hosted our Eating Disorder in Sport workshop, where we explored the intersection of trauma and athletes with eating disorders. Among our guest speakers Mary Cain whose bravery changed sport as she speaks to the first hand abuse and trauma she endured by her...
