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Episode 207: Why "Just Lose Weight" Won't Fix Your Gymnast's Puberty Struggles

Episode 207: Why "Just Lose Weight" Won't Fix Your Gymnast's Puberty Struggles27. Juli12 Min.

Have you noticed your gymnast suddenly feeling weaker or struggling with skills she used to hit easily, and wondered if she's just gained "too much weight"? It's tempting to think the fix is simple: get her lighter and the skills will come back. But in this episode, Christina explains why that logic misses something important, and why "just lose weight" almost always backfires. Around age 11, girls enter puberty and their bodies change exactly as nature intends: gaining height, weight, and sh...