The Mental Muscle – The Role of Performance and the Brain During RED-S

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This webinar was presented live on August 22, 2019.

This presentation is intended to clarify the harmful messages athletes are inundated with in regard to performance and health. After listening to this presentation, one should be able to assess the early signs of Relative Energy Deficit in Sport (RED-S) and the proper interventions to correct symptoms. In conclusion you should be able to guide athletes throughout their entire season on how to stay in energy balance and most importantly their sport.

CPEU: 1.0
CPE Level: 2
Learning Need Codes: 5200, 4060, 3005, 2110
Performance Indicators: 10.2.5, 10.2.7, 9.2.4

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the characteristics of athletes that puts them at risk for disordered eating/eating disorders.
2. Define what is RED-S, overtraining and eating disorder in sport.
3. Identify when the athlete has crossed the line between exploring performance and eating disorder.

Speaker

Rebecca Mcconville, Ms, RD, LD, CSSD, CEDRD