The Academic Affairs Office, in conjunction with the NYU Department of Athletics, Intramurals and Recreation, was happy to bring both Lauren Antonucci, MS, RD, CSSD, CDE, CDN and her colleague Cristina Rivera, MS, RD to campus this semester to present on Sports Nutrition topics as part of NYU’s CHAMPS Life Skills Program.
Please check out the short video clip of Lauren Antonucci’s presentation, which includes a few student testimonials:
Lauren and Christina are both consultants from Lauren’s nutrition consulting company, Nutrition Energy, located in Manhattan. Both Lauren and Christina have worked with a wide range of athletes, while Lauren has also served as a nutrition expert and writer for nationally acclaimed magazines including Fitness, Her Sports, New York Runner and MetroSports, NY . You can also find Lauren’s nutrition advice in publications such as Time Out New York , TONY Kids, The New York Times, Runner’s World, SELF and Diabetes Self Management magazines, as well as online at Active.com.
As part of the two-day workshop series, Lauren spent most of the first day at the Coles Sports Center presenting to individual teams in an informal and open forum so that students felt comfortable asking sport-specific questions. Later that evening, Lauren met with a larger group comprised of both varsity and club-sport athletes, presenting on topics such as daily nutrition needs, pre-exercise fueling, hydration needs, nutrition during competition, post-workout/meet/game recovery, ideal body weight, and supplement use in college. An outline of this presentation is available on the AAO – Student-Athlete Blackboard Site or by contacting the Academic Affairs Office - Graduate Assistant, Stephanie Jackson at 212.998.2069 or saj262@nyu.edu.
On the second day of the workshop, Cristina Rivera MS, RD met with a group of coaches and athletics administrators. Cristina focused on what coaches and staff can do to enforce and monitor good nutrition and hydration practices amongst college student-athletes. She reviewed some of the information covered by Lauren during the student portion of the workshop and provided resources and materials for coaches to take back to their teams.
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Fueling Sports Performance and the Marathon of Life