Balancing Macronutrients – BowlFit Tips

For this weeks fit tip I want to go over some basics with nutrition. People have deemed carbohydrates as “bad” or “unhealthy” when that is truly not the case. Carbs are on of the three macronutrients necessary for living and producing energy. The issues comes when we take in more carbs than is needed, and not enough protein and fats.

The best way I’ve found to combat this is simply up your protein game. Center every single meal around the protein. Most people don’t get enough protein anyways so increasing your intake of protein can have numerous benefits. If you do that you are going to be satisfied quicker during your meals and less likely to over indulge in the unnecessary carbs.

Sticking to complex carbs vs. simple carbs is also going to help you feel full longer and have more consistent energy levels. Foods like ancient grains, quinoa, vegetables, and potatoes are better options than bread, cereal, or pasta.

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About Heather –

Heather D’Errico MS, CSCS, CFSC, LMT

Heather began BowlFit in 2013 with the hope to provide awareness to bowlers about how crucial training off the lanes truly is. She has been an avid bowler her entire life competing as a collegiate bowler for Robert Morris University, assistant coaching at the University of Central Missouri, and now head coaches at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY.

She obtained a master’s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis on exercise science and interned with the head strength coach at UCM. She became a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through NSCA shortly after graduation and began coaching athletes at Next Level Strength and Conditioning in Fairport, NY.

In October 2015 she received her certified functional strength coach certification and then went back to school in July 2016 for massage therapy. She is now a licensed massage therapist and runs a business called Restorative Bodywork in Rochester, NY that specializes in movement therapy and sports massage.

Heather has also been competing on the PWBA tour the last 3 seasons and continues to use her experiences as a competitive and professional bowler to create programs for bowlers. She enjoys the challenges of making programs specific to each bowler as every person needs to focus on different areas for their performance goals. With that said her training motto is “do no harm” and believes each program should most importantly make a bowler FEEL better and play with minimal injuries/pain.