Industry Presented Webinar: Optimal Recovery Practical Recommendations for the Recreational Athlete

Trained athletes understand that optimal recovery from strenuous exercise can help maximize performance and minimize injury risk. Appropriate recovery practices play an important role in helping active individuals replenish lost nutrients, and facilitate muscle repair and synthesis. But what are the components of recovery, and what can recreational athletes and active individuals learn from elite athletes regarding recovery from a nutrition and physical perspective? This session will provide practical recommendations for optimal recovery for the recreational athlete.
Presenters:
Rachel Bassler (RDN, CSSD, LDN) and Irene Lewis-McCormick (MS)
Bassler is the Senior Manager of Nutrition Communications at the Egg Nutrition Center and holds a B.S. in dietetics and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a registered and licensed dietitian nutritionist and is a board certified specialist in sports dietetics.
Lewis-McCormick is Education Director for Octane Fitness, a published author, an international master trainer and adjunct faculty at Drake University. She holds a B.S in Child Development and M.S. in Exercise Science and has been a featured conference speaker and presenter at SCW Fitness and ACSM’s Health & Fitness Summit. Her certifications include SCW Fit, ACSM, NSCA, ACE, AFAA & AEA.
Viewpoints presented in this webinar reflect opinions of the presenter and the Egg Nutrition Center and do not reflect positions or policies of ACSM.