pMany female athletes struggle with body confidence and change their nutrition in unhealthy ways, only to the detriment of both their performance and their health. iSPRING Forward Balanced Eating, Exercise, and Body Image in Sport for Female Athletes iprovides performance nutrition and body image flexibility guidance for adolescent and adult female athletes. This book details the problems and the consequences, and provides extensive education on healthier, higher-quality performance.ppNutritional details include specific nutritional needs for female athletes related to hormones and nutrition for peak performance, as well as fad diets. Body image education includes societal pressure, unrealistic ideals, handling mental aspects of body image, psychological obstacles, and dealing with more severe problems. Healthy performance is addressed along with sleep, camaraderie, and how to manage the ups and downs of being a female athlete.ppSeveral instructional manuals that can be easily used for