Sports Nutrition and physical activity go hand-in-hand, but nutrition is often overlooked. Whether you’re a professional athlete or you’re taking your first steps in running a half marathon, your training and results can only be as good as your health and recovery.
An athletes nutrient requirements are higher than a sendentary individuals, why? The intense volume of training undertaken. Not supplying the body with the right nutrients, at the right times and understanding the body on a deep level can severely impact training, performance, recovery and overall health and wellbeing both in the present and future.
When you work with me, I will help you to optimise your nutrition. By doing this, you may see benefits in:
· Your physical and mental health
· Build the foundations of a strong immune system
· Improve energy levels
· Improve recovery time
· Improve your sleep quality (important for strength & performance)
· Maintain or help manage body composition
· Address nutrient deficiencies; vitamins, minerals and macronutrients that are essential to the functioning of the body and which enhance performance, training and recovery.
My unique-approach to Sports Nutrition
My primary focus is on you and your body’s needs as a unique individual. There is no ‘one-size-fits all’ approach when it comes to health and nutrition; your physical activity levels, lifestyle factors and past and current nutrition strategies plus your health and performance goals all decide what your needs are, as will your individual genetics and personal and family health history. By using all of these mentioned factors, I can tailor a plan specifically for your needs and goals whilst integrating a ‘patient-centered approach’ looking at you as the unique individual that you are and how the systems within your body are operating.
My approach combines Nutritional Therapy with Functional Sports Nutrition and bridges the gap between health and sports to allow you to be your very best both in and out of your chosen activity. Without a solid foundation for health, you cannot expect your performance and recovery to be optimal.
It's More Than Calories-In and Calories-Out
Sports Nutrition is much more than calories in, calories out, timing of food intake and macronutrients. You need to be treated as an individual. Your nutrient intakes need to be tailored to the unique human being that you are and micronutrient needs addressed specifically to the deficiencies you may have.
Deficiencies in micronutrients can affect energy metabolism, body composition, fluid balance, tissue and muscle building and repair, as well as a host of metabolic processes essential to how you move (muscular contractions), think (gut health via gut-brain-axis) and feel (energy levels).
What to do next, now that you have chosen to take a personal and individual approach to your performance, recovery, health and wellbeing?
Book a complementary health and performance transformation call with me today! Let's see if we can work together on a 1:2:1 basis to make you the best version of you.
Here's what's involved in my 1:2:1 Consultations
Following a brief call to discuss your current health and fitness status and goals, here’s what happens next:
1. AN INITIAL IN-DEPTH CONSULTATION
This is a 90 -minute appointment where I will go on an exploration as to your current health status, presenting symptoms, personal and family medical history, past and current lifestyle, levels of physical activity, use of medications (past and present) and your diet. I will ask you to keep a 7 day food diary together with an activity log prior to your initial consultation with me. This will allow me to assess your current nutrient intake for your level of activity, the timing of your intake, level of intensity of your training and how you feel before/after training.
2. BESPOKE NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE PLAN
Following the consultation, I will provide you with:
A written report which will include the aims of any diet and lifestyle interventions suggested, goals and timeframe.
A Supplement Plan, if necessary to address any deficiencies or provide support
Recommendations of any functional laboratory or GP testing, as required
A complimentary follow-up phone call for you to ask any questions that may not have come to mind during our first session.
3. FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENT
4-6 weeks after your initial consultation with me, we shall meet to assess your progress towards your health and performance goals. This is a 60-minute consultation and will include:
Review of progress with your health and lifestyle plan
Analysis of food diary
Review of test results, if any functional or GP testing undertaken
A revised nutrition & lifestyle plan
Revision of Supplement Plan
If necessary, further functional laboratory or GP testing.
Within each consultation, I shall provide to you, Health Coaching, this will allow you to overcome barriers or self-limiting beliefs that may be holding you back from being the very best version of yourself.
Just as you have a performance coach who supports and encourages you with the right tools for your chosen activity, I to, will be your coach within your health & performance transformation.
Prices are detailed on my website and to find out how to get started or whether nutritional therapy is what you need to be and feel your very best.
Book your health and performance transformation call with me today!
Health and Performance Review
1. ONE OFF CONSULTATION
This is a 90 -minute appointment where I will go on an exploration as to your current health status, presenting symptoms, personal and family medical history, past and current lifestyle, levels of physical activity, use of medications (past and present) and your diet. I will ask you to keep a 7 day food diary together with an activity log prior to your initial consultation with me. This will allow me to assess your current nutrient intake for your level of activity, the timing of your intake, level of intensity of your training and how you feel before/after training.
Within this consultation, you will be allowed to take your notes from our discussion wherein we will discuss the aims of a program for you, any diet and lifestyle interventions and possible testing that may be required.
You will be provided with a few take-away action points to put into effect immediately after your Health and Performance Review to help alleviate, reduce any symptoms or to enhance nutritional status and modify lifestyle factors.
Should you decide to move forward with a program, the cost of the Health and Performance Review shall be deducted from the cost of the overall package.
Cost for this one-off consultation is: £80.00