Understanding Low Energy Availability: Risks & Strategies for Coaches
Description
Understanding Low Energy Availability: Risks and Strategies for Coaches is a primer packed with essential information for sports performance coaches, nutritionists, and personal trainers. In less than 60 minutes, this session explores Low Energy Availability (LEA) and its link to Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), which impacts both male and female athletes. You’ll learn to recognize the warning signs, understand the risks, and implement practical strategies to support optimal energy balance and performance. Taught by a Registered Dietitian, this course provides actionable guidance within your scope of practice. For a deeper dive, check out our longer course on advanced nutrition strategies.Learning Objectives
- Identify the signs and symptoms of Low Energy Availability (LEA) in athletes and active individuals.
- Understand the connection between LEA, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), and long-term health risks.
- Apply practical strategies to support energy balance and optimize performance.
- Recognize high-risk populations and take proactive steps within your scope of practice.
Course Content
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Understanding Low Energy Availability: Risks and Strategies for Coaches
provides sports performance professionals with a critical understanding of LEA and its widespread impact. LEA occurs when athletes or active individuals fail to consume enough energy to meet the demands of their training, leading to serious consequences such as impaired recovery, hormonal disruptions, and decreased performance.
This session explores the relationship between LEA and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), highlighting its effects on both male and female physiology. Taught by a Registered Dietitian, the course equips coaches, nutritionists, and trainers with the knowledge to recognize early warning signs, identify at-risk clients, and implement practical strategies to prevent and manage LEA—all within their professional scope.
In under 60 minutes, you’ll gain actionable insights to help clients fuel properly, recover effectively, and sustain long-term health and performance. Whether working with elite athletes or fitness enthusiasts, this course empowers you to make informed decisions that enhance well-being and athletic success.
Who Should Take This Course:
Sports coaches, personal trainers, fitness instructors, group trainers, wellness coaches, physical therapists and other practitioners serving youth, high school, and adult clients and athletes
Subtitles Available
English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and German.
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