Sara K. Rosenkranz

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Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences
Expertise: Nutrition, Exercise and physical activity, Cardiometabolic health

Biography

Sara K. Rosenkranz is an expert on the interactions between nutrition and physical activity, as well as the influence of lifestyle on cardiovascular and metabolic health 鈥 including blood glucose, insulin, blood lipids, and inflammation.

Her research has examined topics such as the body's ability to digest starch; how eating strawberries impacts health; and the ways sedentary behavior affects chronic disease health outcomes.

Rosenkranz is an American College of Sports Medicine-certified exercise physiologist and a member of several professional organizations, including the American Heart Association and International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. The certified triathlon coach's studies have been published in peer-reviewed outlets including Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Journal of Child Nutrition and Management, and International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Education

  • Ph.D., Human Nutrition, Kansas State University
  • M.S., Kinesiology, Kansas State University
  • B.A., Psychology, University of Kansas

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Self
If you get a period, you may have noticed that your body feels鈥ifferent鈥t various points in your monthly cycle. Some days, you might feel charged up and ready to go, while others you鈥檙e moving in slow motion. It would make sense that this ebb and flow might impact how you show up to tackle your fitness routine too. That鈥檚 the idea behind cycle-syncing workouts, or the practice of changing up your exercise routine according to what phase you鈥檙e at in your menstrual cycle.
Portafolio
You may not have the time to exercise during the week. If that's the case, a study has shown that meeting a minimum number of physical activity goals can provide the same health benefits as exercising only on the weekends.
National Geographic
Struggling to fit workouts into your busy week? You鈥檙e not alone. New research suggests that 鈥渨eekend warriors鈥 who pack at least 150 minutes of exercise into one or two days enjoy similar health benefits to those who spread workouts throughout the week. Both groups had reduced risks for over 260 diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, and mental health conditions, the findings showed.
Peloton
You don鈥檛 need to be deep in the fitness world to have run into the idea that cardio 鈥渒ills鈥 muscle gains鈥攁s if every cycling class and or 3-mile run sends a little army of molecules through your body to chomp away at hard-earned muscle tissue. While it鈥檚 an entertaining image and a potentially convincing theory, the reality is that it鈥檚 not exactly true.
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