What is a healthy running weight? with Megan Flanagan
Megan Flanagan is a former collegiate runner. She has a bachelor in nutrition, background in psychology, a personal trainer, running coach, ultra and trail runner and the host of Strong Runner Chicks podcast. With a special interest in body image, eating disorders, nutrition and healthy running weight. Therefore, I invite Megan onto the podcast to talk about race weight and the unhealthy habits and unhelpful misconceptions surrounding this topic.
Our conversation first focuses on the younger athlete and the issues this population face around body image. The false understanding that ‘thinner means faster’. Megan discusses the ‘trap’ a lot of young runners find themselves in. Initially losing weight might generate results, but striving on the same path leads to detrimental effects.
We then focus our attention on the middle-aged recreational runner. Our current understanding around weight loss, performance & a healthy running weight
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