While fueling our training with proper energy intake and meal timing is an essential part of sports nutrition, the effects of food on our performance and recovery is so much more. What and when we eat also affect our body systematically, affecting the gut, brain, and even our mitochondria.
My Integrative Sports Nutrition coaching looks at an athlete as a whole, her goals, and also the obstacles that are keeping her from those goals. Our lives extend beyond our training, and what we eat can affect much more than our athletic performance.
Proper fueling also addresses issues with weight manage, hormone imbalance, gut health, pain & injury recovery, autoimmune disorders, and more. Many of us are experiencing problems with at least one of these issues, and it affects our ability to train and enjoy our everyday lives.
At She Moves, we specialize offer the following areas of specialty in working with teens and female athletes:
Injury Recovery & Pain Management
Concussion & TBI
Hormone Considerations
Overtraining & Fatigue
Pregnant & Postpartum Athletes
Fueling for Performance
Sport-Life Balance
GI Health
This may manifest in problems of; weight management, hormonal imbalances, chronic gastrointestinal issues, musculoskeletal problems, immune dysfunction (including autoimmunity, post-viral fatigue, and long-Covid), fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome, all of which are rapidly increasing in incidence due to the lives we live today. Additionally, with our strong sporting backgrounds, we offer core support to sports people, both elite and recreational. In this regard, we offer the following areas of specialisation: - Health optimisation - MOTs for the active individual - Support to injury recovery and reducing risk of recurrent injury - Overtraining and adrenal compromise - Concussion and traumatic brain injury - Performance optimisation, including support of training and competition preparations - ‘Life-load’ management for the recreational, sub-elite and elite athlete