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Topic: Nutrition - July 03 2025
Fueling to Support Training During RED-S Recovery

Recovering from RED-S while continuing to train is possible—but only with a serious shift in how we fuel. Increasing energy availability is the foundation of recovery. VIS Expert Maddie Alm, MS, and VIS Mentor Katie Rainsberger share how they’ve helped athletes (and themselves) balance RED-S recovery with performance demands.

By Helene Usher

VIS Creator

& Katie Rainsberger

VIS Mentor

& Maddie Alm, RD

VIS Expert

Topic: Nutrition

July 03 2025

Fueling with REDS-Web

Image source: VOICEINSPORT

Many women athletes suffer negative health and performance outcomes because of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). RED-S is caused by low energy availability, which is when our bodies don’t have enough fuel to support our training load.  Adequately fueling to support our training load is especially difficult when we increase our training load. Recovery from RED-S looks different for everyone, with some athletes able to continue training while others need to take a break fro...
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