Red Light Therapy Explained: What Triathletes Need to Know

The TriDot Triathlon Podcast

TriDot Triathlon Training

Running, Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Red light therapy (RLT) is everywhere right now, from recovery studios and wellness clinics to at-home panels and full-body beds. But does the science actually support the hype? In this episode, Vanessa sits down with Taryn Richardson, creator of the Red Light Therapy for Athletes Evidence-Based Masterclass, along with coach Elizabeth James, to unpack what endurance athletes really need to know about red light therapy. They break down the biology behind RLT, explain how it works, and explore the evidence-based benefits for performance, recovery, and injury healing. Elizabeth also shares her firsthand experience using red light therapy during injury recovery, including the surprising benefit she noticed before anything else. If you’ve been curious about red light therapy but feel overwhelmed by the marketing claims, this episode delivers a practical, science-backed guide to what’s real, what’s promising, and how athletes can use it effectively.

For more information on the "Red Light Therapy for Athletes Evidence-Based Masterclass" click here: https://www.dietitianapproved.com/redlighttherapy

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0:00.0	We are diving into a topic today that I think a lot of endurance athletes have heard about,
0:08.9	but may not actually understand.
0:11.5	And I think I fall into that category as well.
0:15.0	We are going to be talking about red light therapy because it has absolutely exploded in popularity from recovery studios,
0:24.7	wellness clinics, home devices, panels, beds, creepy masks. But what does the science actually
0:32.4	say about it? I have here with me two outstanding individuals who always brighten my day because not only do we love nerding out about topics, but more importantly, we have a lot of fun doing it.
0:46.3	Terran Richardson is the founder and CEO of Dietitian Approved, creator of the Trathlon Nutrition Academy, and creator of the all-new red light therapy for
0:56.6	athletes' evidence-based masterclass, which, by the way, looks absolutely amazing and is sitting in my
1:03.1	cart as I am talking. We also have with us pro-trathlet and trit and trit dot coach extraordinaire
1:10.7	Elizabeth James.
1:12.7	With both of these guests today, we will be getting to the science side and the practical athlete
1:18.5	perspective of red light therapy. As always, we'll get started with our warm-up question,
1:23.8	settle into our main set conversation on red light therapy for endurance athletes, and then we'll cool things down with a question from the audience lots of good stuff let's get to it
1:33.8	this is the tridot podcast the triathlon show that brings you world-class coaching with every conversation let's get started with today's warm up.
1:47.2	Terran, Elizabeth, welcome to the show.
1:51.0	I'm Vanessa, your average triathlet with elite level enthusiasm.
1:54.7	And we're going to start off our warm up question for the day with this.
2:05.3	If you had an unlimited budget for one piece of endurance tech, what would you buy? Taryn, let's hear from you first. What would you spend all of the
2:12.2	money on? Can I have two? Or do I only have to choose one? You're our special guest so you can have two.
2:19.3	Yes. Thank you. Thank you for having me back again. It is good to be back on the tri-dot
2:23.4	podcast talking about something that I'm really excited to share some more about. I would choose either
2:29.8	a new bike because my bike is very, very old. And if we have unlimited budget, then I'd probably
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