This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with former NCAA Division I soccer player, author and founder of SPRHRA, Marina Paul. Growing up in a sporty family, Marina shares how athletics was always part of her life. However, this came with misinformation about diet and health that impacted Marina’s relationship with food. Pressure to maintain her spot as a star player, coupled with negative environmental factors, led to Marina developing an eating disorder in high school that continued on into college. With better fueling, Marina was able to have an outstanding athletic career at Georgetown University while studying business. Now an entrepreneur, Marina merged her love of sports with business to found women’s sports apparel brand SPRHRA, pronounced “superhera”. We discuss some of the problems with the fashion industry not being designed for female athletes and how SPRHRA is trying to change that. Marina talks about what makes SPRHRA clothing unique, as well as the importance of proper fitting and feeling clothing for peak performance. 

Marina is also the author of “Becoming a Superhero: Awaken Your Superpowers and Inspire the Magic in Others”, a book based on countless interviews with incredible women leaders and role models. You can check it out here! We discuss her book and the stories that inspired it, including her own.

Interested in SPRHRA or want to learn more? Get in touch with Marina at marina@sprhra.com 

TOPIC TIMESTAMPS:

5:30 Introducing Marina Paul and her athletic family background 

12:20 The impact of family and environment on food and body image

16:20 Marina’s eating disorder story: athletics pressures, family and high school culture

19:10 Realizing you have an eating disorder and need help

23:00 Physical and performance consequences of undereating

29:00 Marina’s book: “Becoming a Superhero”, all about women leaders

35:00 Making women’s fashion and activewear more inclusive

43:30 What makes SPRHRA activewear unique; Why fit and feel matters to performance

48:40 How to work with SPRHRA; Medical and recovery benefits of SPRHRA activewear

54:55 SPRHRA (Superhera) brand story

56:30 End of the podcast questions 

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