Oh, yes! And I also found that, even eating properly, what you do besides training and working changes the threshold: home chores and sleep patterns count.
I think a lot of viewers would benefit from a follow-up video addressing how to properly recover from REDS. This video did a great job highlighting the manifestation of the issue and Renee's perspective on fixing it would be useful.
As a 28 year old guy and a sportsman, I found admitting to these issues hard and embarrassing. But I recognise every symptom here - thankfully as a distant memory, as I'm well on the road to a full recovery now. For me, it was very much a combination of overtraining and undereating. I was set on a really low body fat and took myself down to about 147lbs (at 6'1) for no good reason. It's not extreme but it's too light for me and the way I got there was spectacularly unhealthy. I had to admit to the most embarrassing 'ED' among young men - eating disorders are probably even more taboo than the other ED! Anyway, healthy eating habits are just so incredibly important. That doesn't mean obsessively dialled in nutrition. It means a physical and emotional relationship with food that plays a positive role in your life, lifestyle and sporting ambitions. To anyone suffering now, please believe there is light at the end of the tunnel. I never wouldn't believed it. It was a long way up to dig out of that hole I was in, but you will get there eventually - as I have. Well done, GTN, for highlighting this. And Renee is blooming brilliant. Her podcast helped me an awful lot. Well done. Thank you.
I'm in a similar boat and appreciate you sharing your experience. Not easy to do so and awareness is key. Thank you GTN for highlighting this important topic.
I think younger people are much more susceptible to this because of culture stereotypes etc. much more than people realise. That’s why companies pay thousands for prime time advertising. What advise would you give others going through this?
@@loveishappiness7330 it is hard and it is very individual. Remember that food is good and food is fuel. Remember that your relationship with food when you're in a state of food anxiety is different from how it will be when you are more relaxed. In other words, your eating behaviours perpetuate the mental health issues and anxieties that lead to destructive eating behaviours. You need to get out of that loop. I did that by giving myself a fortnight eating completely intuitively, no tracking food, no tracking weight, no good foods, no bad foods. Just eating as I wanted. But it took me a long time to feel ready to do that.
Great video on such an important topic! As someone who’s international career was destroyed by accidental RED-S it is so great to see the conversation being opened up as so many people haven’t heard of it. If I had known more about the warning signs perhaps I wouldn’t have ended up in such a dangerous spot and that is why educating athletes on this topic is so crucial, so thank you!
When you were dealing with it, did you have issues with lightheadedness just walking around? I’ve been getting that lately when I try to run or even just walk around
This is absolutely one of the best videos and informative videos you have done. As an older athlete (loose term!) losing weight everyone always mentions the goal weight etc. but I have two young daughters and one is very athletic and sports play a huge part in her life. Thank you so much for the informative video.
Interesting. I’m an ultrarunner (just for funzies, not a fast one) - and I guess I was briefly into REDS, but quickly recognized something was off - mostly through mental symptoms (e.g., unfocused/foggy brain, lower memory). It’s tricky because weight/being lean isn’t everything, but it is obviously an important factor (amongst many others). Denying the advantages of being lean is silly, but you can’t be obsessed about it. There’s a balance of tracking but not obsessing. And the issue is that endurance athletes aren’t exactly known for being moderate - everything is always extreme, so folks go on crazy deficit to achieve crazy weight goals. And THAT is counterproductive. For myself, once I recognized, I simply slowed down the weight lost - took twice as long but I lost the 10 lbs and it helped.
I remember having energy issues and being vulnerable to injury when I would run a 10 mile a day average along with strength training and working full time. very informative talk, thanks GTN and another proper topic covered by Heather.
Wow, I wish I had heard of this years ago. I am an amateur Ironman athlete with a naturally high metabolism and while I have never tried to drop weight, I have lost weight over time from the magnitude of training. I regularly lose morning erectile function but thought that was an aging thing… I’m now interested to know what tests I can run to check my levels for health and safety.
Thanks a lot for this video. Thought I knew about RED-S already, but learned some new things, thank you Renee & Heather! I'd be interested in learning more about the 43% of recreational athletes with RED-S. That number seems awfully high. Would love to know more about the study design to help interpret that number.
Great video. Love RMG. She’s the boss. Good to know all the other symptoms because not all women have periods so it’s hard to base it on that. As someone who has to take Tamoxifen I can attest to that fact that messing with your oestrogen isn’t fun at ALL.
I just came across this concept. I was just lifting heavy weights and the more I advanced, the more fatigued I feel. More people need to be aware of this.
Thank you for such an important video. I suffer with loss of cycles very easily as I had an issue as teenager so my brain/body is programmed to stop quickly. I now don’t even have to loose weight etc…it can all stop and I have to back off 😩
really important topic, thanks! Would be really interesting to have a couple of vids on mental health and triathlon/sports like interviews with professionals as well as athletes with former eating disorders, depression, OCD etc. related to their sport.
Wish I knew this years ago…low ferritin was never diagnosed because back in the day drs only treated if you were anaemia. Hopefully things change, but even now there is a problem with test results, in that the labs who give the test results to the drs, , will write ferritin is “ normal” when it is as low as 13! Depending on what dr/ lab your tests go to. So if your ferritin comes back “ normal” always ask for the actual numbers. Runners need to be much higher like 40. In USA 50.
As an amateur athlete, I think I’ve been experiencing a bit of this for a few years now but it’s only just come to my attention after doing a short calorie deficit to get back to a past weight and missing a period, I’m normally like clockwork, even at 43 yo so it shocked me.
Question: I don't know if you are replying to questions on this, but a question I had would be - can you figure out you may be in accidental REDS without weight loss being an indicator? I suppose it is possible to be in REDS but that the metabolism has slowed and so the body is fighting to stay in balance - but the energy availability is much lower than before you were in REDS and so the gains arent there, and the injuries start becoming more frequent.
Also important to note that the reason why it’s so high in age groupers is that we also juggle the stress of day to day life and hence can’t sleep and eat like athletes. Stress/sleep/nutrition all impact REDS so 2/3 off and you will find yourself if trouble. Insomnia can be an early sign (like in overtraining syndrome)
GTN I love you videos been watching for years keep up the good work! But please whomever kitchen is in this video, please please please, the counter around the sink is covered in mold. That’s not healthy either please take care.
Sounds good because it spells REDS but it should be RNDS (NUTRIENT deficiency!) most of us, even lean athletes have enough ENERGY stored to function, if you don't, you simply can't workout, or at least hard enough anyway. The body then starts breaking down muscle, SO WHAT!, the body is deigned to do this so you don't die! Will your performance go down, YES, but then you know it when it happens and you eat some steak and chips!! Most people are OVER energised (although they don't have any energy!) with food these days! It's the reason our hospitals are clogged up! Maybe the problem is the athletes who have fueled with carbs constantly for years so their body has no clue how to use their fat stores for energy?! Their body relies solely on food coming in for energy and if it is in the form of carbohydrates constantly, they become insulin resistant and BAM... REDS!
Do you think you have ever experienced REDS? Let us know 👇
Oh, yes! And I also found that, even eating properly, what you do besides training and working changes the threshold: home chores and sleep patterns count.
I think a lot of viewers would benefit from a follow-up video addressing how to properly recover from REDS. This video did a great job highlighting the manifestation of the issue and Renee's perspective on fixing it would be useful.
Agreed and still hoping it might be posted 🙏❤️
As a 28 year old guy and a sportsman, I found admitting to these issues hard and embarrassing. But I recognise every symptom here - thankfully as a distant memory, as I'm well on the road to a full recovery now.
For me, it was very much a combination of overtraining and undereating. I was set on a really low body fat and took myself down to about 147lbs (at 6'1) for no good reason. It's not extreme but it's too light for me and the way I got there was spectacularly unhealthy. I had to admit to the most embarrassing 'ED' among young men - eating disorders are probably even more taboo than the other ED!
Anyway, healthy eating habits are just so incredibly important. That doesn't mean obsessively dialled in nutrition. It means a physical and emotional relationship with food that plays a positive role in your life, lifestyle and sporting ambitions.
To anyone suffering now, please believe there is light at the end of the tunnel. I never wouldn't believed it. It was a long way up to dig out of that hole I was in, but you will get there eventually - as I have.
Well done, GTN, for highlighting this. And Renee is blooming brilliant. Her podcast helped me an awful lot. Well done. Thank you.
I'm in a similar boat and appreciate you sharing your experience. Not easy to do so and awareness is key. Thank you GTN for highlighting this important topic.
I think younger people are much more susceptible to this because of culture stereotypes etc. much more than people realise. That’s why companies pay thousands for prime time advertising.
What advise would you give others going through this?
@@loveishappiness7330 it is hard and it is very individual. Remember that food is good and food is fuel. Remember that your relationship with food when you're in a state of food anxiety is different from how it will be when you are more relaxed. In other words, your eating behaviours perpetuate the mental health issues and anxieties that lead to destructive eating behaviours. You need to get out of that loop. I did that by giving myself a fortnight eating completely intuitively, no tracking food, no tracking weight, no good foods, no bad foods. Just eating as I wanted. But it took me a long time to feel ready to do that.
Where can i find the podcast?
Great video on such an important topic! As someone who’s international career was destroyed by accidental RED-S it is so great to see the conversation being opened up as so many people haven’t heard of it. If I had known more about the warning signs perhaps I wouldn’t have ended up in such a dangerous spot and that is why educating athletes on this topic is so crucial, so thank you!
When you were dealing with it, did you have issues with lightheadedness just walking around? I’ve been getting that lately when I try to run or even just walk around
This is absolutely one of the best videos and informative videos you have done. As an older athlete (loose term!) losing weight everyone always mentions the goal weight etc. but I have two young daughters and one is very athletic and sports play a huge part in her life.
Thank you so much for the informative video.
This video was wildly informative on so many levels! I was thinking about cutting weight leading up to an ironman but not anymore. Thank you!
Interesting. I’m an ultrarunner (just for funzies, not a fast one) - and I guess I was briefly into REDS, but quickly recognized something was off - mostly through mental symptoms (e.g., unfocused/foggy brain, lower memory). It’s tricky because weight/being lean isn’t everything, but it is obviously an important factor (amongst many others). Denying the advantages of being lean is silly, but you can’t be obsessed about it. There’s a balance of tracking but not obsessing. And the issue is that endurance athletes aren’t exactly known for being moderate - everything is always extreme, so folks go on crazy deficit to achieve crazy weight goals. And THAT is counterproductive. For myself, once I recognized, I simply slowed down the weight lost - took twice as long but I lost the 10 lbs and it helped.
That’s good to know, thanks
I remember having energy issues and being vulnerable to injury when I would run a 10 mile a day average along with strength training and working full time. very informative talk, thanks GTN and another proper topic covered by Heather.
Thanks for this video. It might be why I don't really lose weights while increasing the amount of exercise. Maybe I don't eat enough 🤔
Thanks so much!
Wow, I wish I had heard of this years ago. I am an amateur Ironman athlete with a naturally high metabolism and while I have never tried to drop weight, I have lost weight over time from the magnitude of training. I regularly lose morning erectile function but thought that was an aging thing… I’m now interested to know what tests I can run to check my levels for health and safety.
Thanks a lot for this video. Thought I knew about RED-S already, but learned some new things, thank you Renee & Heather!
I'd be interested in learning more about the 43% of recreational athletes with RED-S. That number seems awfully high. Would love to know more about the study design to help interpret that number.
Great video. Love RMG. She’s the boss. Good to know all the other symptoms because not all women have periods so it’s hard to base it on that. As someone who has to take Tamoxifen I can attest to that fact that messing with your oestrogen isn’t fun at ALL.
Could you also mention how this affects older women too..?
Wow this explains alot to me that I didn't know. So many athletes come to me complaining that they aren't losing weight even though they cut calories.
I just came across this concept. I was just lifting heavy weights and the more I advanced, the more fatigued I feel. More people need to be aware of this.
Great video! I’ll need to look into this “REDS” more thoroughly! Since I’m refusing to get out of bed right now from a lack of energy.
Thank you Heather and GTN! I have shared this video with all of my daughters!!
Wow such a meaningful, in-depth, and really important conversation. This information is invaluable and so important for athletes to be having!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you :)
Great conversation! Thank you so much for this interview.
Thank you for such an important video. I suffer with loss of cycles very easily as I had an issue as teenager so my brain/body is programmed to stop quickly. I now don’t even have to loose weight etc…it can all stop and I have to back off 😩
Keep a eye on your iron ferritin levels and other vitamins especially b12 b complex magnesium.
really important topic, thanks! Would be really interesting to have a couple of vids on mental health and triathlon/sports like interviews with professionals as well as athletes with former eating disorders, depression, OCD etc. related to their sport.
Wow wow wow. Thank you Heather. This is a big topic that I’m going to dig into. I think this may be affecting my wife and we didn’t realize it.
Thanks for this video. I agree it’s not really spoken about and as a swimmer the pressure to fit in that race suit is very real.
Great topic mentioned for a new video, contraceptive pill and women athletes!
Fascinating and excellent content. As a Sports Medicine Physician I am intrigued to learn more about this. 👍🏽
Wish I knew this years ago…low ferritin was never diagnosed because back in the day drs only treated if you were anaemia. Hopefully things change, but even now there is a problem with test results, in that the labs who give the test results to the drs, , will write ferritin is “ normal” when it is as low as 13! Depending on what dr/ lab your tests go to. So if your ferritin comes back “ normal” always ask for the actual numbers. Runners need to be much higher like 40. In USA 50.
As an amateur athlete, I think I’ve been experiencing a bit of this for a few years now but it’s only just come to my attention after doing a short calorie deficit to get back to a past weight and missing a period, I’m normally like clockwork, even at 43 yo so it shocked me.
That's really a crucial topic and such a helpful video you did on the topic! Thank you!
Glad you think so!
Men need to talk about elections more. They're such an amazing indicator that something is wrong and clinicians need to listen more.
Thanks for making this video! So important to inform people about this. ❤️
Great video, very eye-opening!
Thanks for this video. Very informative for me and other athletes I know.
I have no REDS but i suffer from RMDS (relative money deficiency syndrom)
You know what, money deficiency can lead to energy deficiency, be aware
Question: I don't know if you are replying to questions on this, but a question I had would be - can you figure out you may be in accidental REDS without weight loss being an indicator? I suppose it is possible to be in REDS but that the metabolism has slowed and so the body is fighting to stay in balance - but the energy availability is much lower than before you were in REDS and so the gains arent there, and the injuries start becoming more frequent.
They talk about that at 9:27
The body can hold on to the fat, so you don't loose weight
Also important to note that the reason why it’s so high in age groupers is that we also juggle the stress of day to day life and hence can’t sleep and eat like athletes. Stress/sleep/nutrition all impact REDS so 2/3 off and you will find yourself if trouble. Insomnia can be an early sign (like in overtraining syndrome)
@@bhavinipatel1775 You are absolutely right on! We juggle all the training and full time jobs with kids. So true!
Ich habe in 20 Minuten antworte auf meine Frage die seit meine ganzes Leben habe. Thx 🙏
That was a brilliant video ! Well done GTB xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
What a great and important video! Amazing and eye opening
Thank you Heather for a great video and interview!!
Really informative, thanks for sharing !
Really great video.. Thank you guys!!
Interesting video.
Many thanks. 👍 🇬🇧
Please do more videos discussing real topics like this!
Great video! Very good information.
very informative!
GTN I love you videos been watching for years keep up the good work! But please whomever kitchen is in this video, please please please, the counter around the sink is covered in mold. That’s not healthy either please take care.
I think that’s just natural wood staining…?!
This YT algorithm saves my life. ❤
Is intermittent fasting and working out causing this?
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Red meat and cruciferous vegetables are great for morning boners! Works every time!
Sounds good because it spells REDS but it should be RNDS (NUTRIENT deficiency!) most of us, even lean athletes have enough ENERGY stored to function, if you don't, you simply can't workout, or at least hard enough anyway. The body then starts breaking down muscle, SO WHAT!, the body is deigned to do this so you don't die! Will your performance go down, YES, but then you know it when it happens and you eat some steak and chips!! Most people are OVER energised (although they don't have any energy!) with food these days! It's the reason our hospitals are clogged up! Maybe the problem is the athletes who have fueled with carbs constantly for years so their body has no clue how to use their fat stores for energy?! Their body relies solely on food coming in for energy and if it is in the form of carbohydrates constantly, they become insulin resistant and BAM... REDS!