With all of the excitement over the Paralympics this summer, several of our recent blog posts focused on athletes. While their stories are fascinating, we know that there are also plenty of interesting stories out there among the rest of us who aren’t likely to find ourselves on a medal stand. Here is one of Continue reading…
Stefanie Reid: Protien, carbs, & oatmeal, oh my! We’ve had such a fun time sharing healthy and tasty recipes and menus from athletes sponsored by WillowWood! We hope you enjoyed reading about foods that help fuel these guys during their training and prior to competitions. Stefanie Reid is one busy lady! When Stefanie isn’t Continue reading…
Brent Kuemmerle: Power-Up the Vegan Way We’re sharing some healthy (and yummy) recipes from athletes sponsored by WillowWood that help fuel them during their training and prior to competitions. Dig in! When there isn’t snow in Tahoe, you can probably find Brent out rock climbing. But when the snow is flying…you’ll have to look Continue reading…
Daphne Hegreness: A Smooth Mover We’re sharing some healthy (and yummy) recipes and menus from athletes sponsored by WillowWood that help fuel them during their training and prior to competitions. Enjoy! Daphne Hegreness is training for the 2012 Paralympics in London and also has her sights set on the 2016 Paralympics in Rio. Her next Continue reading…
Brent Clemens Canadian Power-Up Excitement is building for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. The games start in less than 100 days! Keys to performing well in competition include training, good equipment, and healthy eating. The same is true for non-athletes as well. It is especially important for amputees, because adding extra pounds can easily have Continue reading…
For the past couple years, WillowWood has had the pleasure of working with Stefanie Reid, an experienced Paralympic athlete. Stefanie competed at the Beijing, China, 2009 Paralympics in the long jump and the 200m, in which she won bronze. Stefanie’s schedule of college, training, media interviews, transcontinental travel, and some occasional gardening, keeps her quite Continue reading…