Intermountain Park City Hospital Speaker Series Aims to Help Young Female Athletes Thrive

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Intermountain Park City Hospital is hosting a three-part free speaker series to provide aspiring female athletes (ages 12-18) and their parents with the latest information and tools to help them thrive in all types of sports and athletics.

 All three events are free and feature female providers from Intermountain Park City Hospital’s sports performance center.

 “The speaker series aims to help young female athletes understand their unique anatomy and physiology, and how that applies so they can tailor their training, recovery and nutrition; increase their strength, optimize their sports performance, and prevent common injuries,” said Carrie Jaworski, MD, an Intermountain Health sports performance physician, who is leading the series.

 “By providing education early in a female athlete’s life, we can help set them up for long term success and continued love of sport and physical activity,” she added.

 The first speaker in the series starts on Tues. April 30 at 6 pm with Dr. Jaworski, who will speak about “Staying Balanced as a Young Female Athlete – Optimizing Performance While Avoiding Pitfalls.”

 The second class is Tues. May 14 at 6 pm and will feature sports dietitian Alexandra Krause, RD, CD, who will speak on “Using Food as Fuel, Considerations for the Young Female Athlete.”

 The final class, on Tues. June 11 at 6 pm, features Intermountain certified athletic trainer Robyn Hase, ATC, and Intermountain physical therapy manager, Marlene Hatch, PT, who will talk about “Keeping the Young Female Athlete in the Game: Strength and Conditioning Tips for Injury Prevention and Better Performance.

 All three classes will be held in the Blair Education Center at Intermountain Park City Hospital, 900 Round Valley Drive, in Park City.