About this episode

This episode explores the energy needs of everyday athletes with registered dietitian Claire Shorenstein, focusing on proper fuelling and the impact of underfueling.

Whether you’re mountain biking, paddleboarding, chasing your kids or running just for the joy of it, how do you know you’re eating enough to keep up? In this episode of Discovering Nutrition, our host Eliisa sits down with registered dietitian and sports nutrition expert Claire Shorenstein to explore the energy needs of the everyday athlete. They dive deep into what proper fuelling looks like when you’re active but not training for a specific event, how to tell if you’re unintentionally underfueling, and why you might need to rethink rest days, recovery and those tempting wearable metrics. Claire shares practical tools, expert strategies and science-backed insights that can help you feel better, train smarter and live fully without obsessing over calories or falling into restriction. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who moves their body most days, not because they have to, but because they love to. Key Notes: Why everyday movement counts, even if you’re not training for an event. Energy availability explained using the “bank account” analogy. How to use wearables and nutrition trackers as tools, not rulebooks. The hidden impact of underfueling on recovery, mood, hormones…

People in this episode

Host: Eliisa

Guest: Claire Shorenstein

Topics covered

• energy needs
• everyday athlete
• nutrition
• fuelling
• recovery
• wearable metrics

Keywords

• nutrition
• energy availability
• underfueling
• recovery
• movement lifestyle
• wearables
• sports nutrition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cronometer, Eat for Endurance

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