Seminar on Calf and Lower Limb Injuries & Strength Training and Sports Dietitian Information

Date: Wednesday 2^nd April, 2025
Time: 7pm
Where: THRIVE Sports Medicine: Suite 4, 19 Lacey St Croydon
www.thrivesportsmed.com.au

Calf and Lower Limb Injuries in the Masters runner & Strength Training for the Endurance Athlete
Running injuries below the knee make up a huge percentage of the all injuries 30+ years of age. Sports Podiatrist and Strength & Conditioning Coach Caleb McInnes from THRIVE Sports Medicine will discuss common below the knee injuries, management, prevention & testing as well as the role of strength training for the endurance athlete has in both reducing injury risk & enhancing performance.

If time there will some practical demonstration suing the Force Decks assessing simple lower limb tests as predictors of injury and performance.

What is a Dietitian?

A Dietitian is an expert of food and nutrition, and how that affects the body. They provide personalised and evidence-based nutrition advice to support you in your health journey, wellbeing, and stage of life.

A Sports Dietitian is a fully qualified Dietitian who specialises this knowledge of how food affects the body and applies it with the overall goal of improving physical performance and health.

Keeley will go through the following topics on the night:

• Energy requirements for runners (and the signs of not meeting these requirements)
• Importance of carbohydrates
• Carbs: what type, how much and when?
• Gut Training: Improving food tolerance in longer races
• Hydration and electrolytes