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🧊⛸️ For the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of working with an elite figure skater and I’ve loved every minute of it 😍 Why? Because it’s a sport totally out of my comfort zone as a sport that I’ve never worked with before and also never personally experienced (I cannot ice skate to save my life 😂)! Why do I share this with you? Well because as a registered, evidenced based practitioner, I always draw on the scientific evidence to help inform my guidance and strategies that we put into place with athletes. However, this is a sport where, to date, very little research has been conducted and this book evidences that….it’s a mere 156 pages long. That’s it (including disciplines such as strength & conditioning, psychology, physiology, and a little bit of nutrition). If you were to compare this to another sport such as rugby and football, for example, there’s hundreds of research papers and many excellent case studies to refer to. I share this story because as someone in the trenches working with an elite athlete in a beautiful sport such as figure skating, you have to be prepared and ready to take the traditional guidelines and tweak accordingly to the context in which you find yourself. Most importantly, I’ve also made sure to work in tandem with the athlete to better understand the sport from their perspective. They’re the expert, so together we can put our heads together, along with the coach, to find the winning formula to help them achieve their sporting goals. If anyone else is working with a sport where there’s a lack of research, I’d love to hear from you. I think these are great examples where, with athlete and coach consent, collecting data and building into case studies, is the best step forward to help plug the gap between what we do know and we don’t know in sports such as figure skating ⛸️ 📚✏️ #athlete #science #figureskating #performancenutritionist #sciencetopractice #nutrition #performancecoaching #registerednutritionist

⛽️💦🥇📚🧑🏻‍🏫 It was a real privilege to be invited to @lydiardpark.academy today to speak to the sports academy athletes about sport nutrition fundamentals. The group ranged from 11-16 years old and came from a variety of sports 🏉 ⚽️🏀🎾🥋🤺🏊🏻🏃🏻 With the 45 mins we had, topics covered included: 🌈 Food groups and eating the rainbow 🥗 The role of nutrition in health, immunity, growth 💦 Fluid requirements and how to stay hydrated ⛽️ How to fuel your hard, moderate and easy training sessions (using the fab Athlete Plates©️ from #nanameyer #universitycolorado-coloradosprings 💊 Supplement safety and checking your supplements on #informedsport 🍽️ We then spent the last 20 mins drawing out each athlete’s plate to fuel their sports that they can take away and put into action. If you’re looking for a group talk for your team, club, school, college, get in touch to see how I can help 🤙🏻📞 #performancenutritionist #informedsport #athlete #athleteplate #foodfirst #hydration #fuelforthework #lydiardparkacademy #sportsacademy

🎆🥳 A bit late posting about my reflections for 2024 but all I can say is, what a year! In May of last year I decided to switch IPN from being my side hustle (of the last 9 years) to being my full-time gig alongside my consultancy role with @theiopn 🤓 and I can honestly say it’s one of the best life and work decisions that I’ve ever made. I think we all go through times in life where we’re questioning our why, what and when and last year was definitely one of those for me - deciding to be brave and take the plunge in May, was scary but SO worth it 💛 So, 2025 👀 well in August, IPN turns 10 🙈 not quite sure where that time has gone 🌪️ but I feel this marks a big new chapter for myself and my business and I’m excited for the plans I’ve got for it for this year 🙊 Some of which in the next 6 months are: 1. Delivering performance nutrition education for @elite_ladies_kickboxing - really excited and grateful to @tim.beynon for this opportunity ✅ 2. Continuing to support my crop of clients in achieving their goals, from increasing mass to be more robust for rugby, to riding in and surviving the @maratonadolomites and @mallorca312, to keep on working towards a sustainable and healthy weight loss and improving body composition and overall health ✅ 3. I’m covering my good friend @nuramorehen whilst she’s off on maternity leave and delivering the applied practice in sports nutrition MSc module @oxfordbrookes ✅ 4. Helping @theiopn deliver some big and exciting projects that’ll only make things even better for our aspiring sports nutritionists ✅ All of which means that I’m having to bring in a new client wait list for IPN for now 👀📋 Thank you to all of my clients, friends, followers, and family for your continued support whilst we keep on growing, building and evolving 🛠️ let’s go 2025 💃🏻 #smallbusinessowner #performancenutritionist #nutrition #goals #newyear #2025 #businessgrowth

The last week 🏃🏻‍♀️🎅🏻🥼👩🏻‍🔬👩🏻‍💻 Monday saw me heading to Manchester as it’s been several years since I’ve been fortunate enough to attend the @isenconference in person and it did not disappoint 🤓 Lots of golden nuggets to bring back and share with my clients as well as consolidating existing knowledge, having an opportunity to catch up with friends and network with new businesses, academics and practitioners 🤜🏻🤛🏻 I think if I were to pick out one of my top sessions from this year, it would have to be yakultscience_ukie and @uksportsinst one on the brain x gut axis 🧠 I feel that this is such an important area that is relatively understudied compared to what we know with protein science, for example, and it’s already got me thinking about what changes I can bring in to my practice to ensure we’re not overlooking this really pivotal area 👀 watch this space IPN team…. Next was a few days of rounding off my educational consultancy work with @theiopn for the year - it was magic at @isenconference as I had the opportunity to catch up with one of our students from @theiopn. Inspiring the next generation of performance nutritionists and being able to meet them in person is something I love having the opportunity to do 🤩 To today where I had my last client meeting of the year where we carried out some repeat body composition measures 8 weeks into their nutrition intervention 📉 so proud of these guys with how far they’ve come in such a short space of time 💪🏻 I absolutely love my work and I’m very grateful everyday that I get to translate science into practice 🙏🏻 #cpd #isenc2024 #sciencetopractice #theiopn #performancenutritionist #nutrition #health #wellbeing #science #evidencebasedpractice #bodycomposition

🧑🏻‍🍳Chia Pudding For all those Kilner jar lovers out there, you’ll love this one as it’s an excuse to get your jar out and fill it with something nutritious and delicious. This simple pud provides you with 366 calories, only 29 g of carbs and 14 g of protein*. The chia seeds are little powerhouses providing you with a source of protein, omega 3, iron, zinc, calcium and more 💪🏻 You’ll need: 200 ml Almond milk, unsweetened (I used Semi-skimmed milk) 1 level teaspoon Honey 50 g Skyr yogurt (I used 5% 🇬🇷 yogurt) 3 medium Strawberries 5 single, raw Blackberries (I used blueberries) 3 tablespoon Chia seeds 2 teaspoon Almonds, flaked and ground *dependent on the type of yoghurt and milk that you use 1. In a bowl, mix together the chia seeds, skyr yogurt, honey and milk. 2. Next, whiz the strawberries and blackberries up into a puree using a Nutribullet or smoothie maker. 3. Spoon the chia mix into a seal tight jar, then top with the strawberry and blackberry puree. 4. Top with almond flakes, seal tight and place in the fridge overnight (or 2-3 hours before you want it). Enjoy! 🤌🏻 #performancenutrition #performancenutritionist #puddingideas #health #wellbeing #cooking #homemade #nutrition

⛽️💡Pre-workout fuel ideas “Sports nutrition products are so expensive”…..”I don’t have the time to cook”……”I didn’t have anything in the cupboards”…..sound familiar? 👀 Don’t over think it as it doesn’t need to be super fancy to do the job 😎 before my hours trail run this afternoon, I had a bowl of Rice Krispies, with a medium sized banana and ~200 mL of semi skimmed milk 🥛🍌🥣 all foods you’d normally find in your cupboard 🙌🏻 this provided me with ~80 g of fast digesting carbs - absolutely perfect for keeping blood glucose levels up for my run, ensuring that I’m not eating into my carbohydrate stores (liver and muscle glycogen) too quickly, hindering performance (I needed all the help I could get wading through the bogs with Indi 😂💦🐾). ‼️ Top tip - you needn’t buy the branded ones either. I bought Sainsburys own brand Rice Krispies…..they’re just as good and the macros are identical 👀 So next time you’ve got a long-ish run or ride planned or an intense gym session, give it a go and let me know whether you found it helped fuel your performance 🚀 #sportsnutrition #performancenutritionist #performancecoaching #performancenutrition #food #fuel #carbsareking

🌯 Stuck for lunch ideas? Try this tasty yet simply falafel and hummus wrap. It’s good for you and the planet 🌍 you can dress it up or down as much as you like by adding avocado, pickles, rice for more carbs, onion etc! But on the base level, this wrap provides you with 50 g of carbs, 16 g of protein and 12 g of fibre 🙌🏻 plus a whole host of important vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, B’s, E, calcium, non-heme iron and more ✅ 🧑🏻‍🍳You’ll need (for one portion): * 76 g Sainsbury’s Falafel * 1 small, whole peeled Carrots * 1 average, largeWholemeal tortilla wrap * 6 slices Cucumber * 30 g Hummus * 1 Tbsp Tahini paste * 3 leaves Lettuce * 1 teaspoon Lemon juice * ½ level teaspoon(s)Salt 1. Spread your hummus (around 2 tablespoons) around the wrap. 2. Mix the tahini paste with 1 tablespoon of tap water and the lemon juice and salt in a bowl. 3. Put the grated carrot and cucumber in the tortilla wrap on top of the hummus, wit the 4 to 5 falafel balls, which you can break down a little with a fork. 4. Drizzle over the tahini paste mix for your desired taste and consistency….wrap up and enjoy! Let me know what you think 😋 #performancenutritionist #coach #nutrition #registerednutritionist #lunchideas #sustainable #foodfortheplanet

⏰ Your gym sessions needn’t last hours and hours…. This simple back and biceps workout can be completed in ~45 mins and helps you hit all of the major back muscles that make up your core. Great for those of you into your 🏃🏻‍♀️, 🚴🏻, 🏊 , 🎾 and more 🙌🏻 Simply 3 sets of 10 reps for each, 45 secs rest in between. Top coaching tips ✅ Focus on keeping a neutral spine, relaxed neck and looking forward. Breathing in on the pull and out on the push 😮‍💨 keep that core engaged and once you feel your form starting to fail, call it. Quality over quantity every time 👌🏻 1. Wide grip lat pull down - outer latissimus dorsi, posterior deltoid, lower trapezius, rhomboid major 2. T-bar row - latissimus dorsi, rhomboid major, trapezius, posterior deltoid 3. Straight arm pull down 4. Seated cable row - middle and lower trapezius, posterior deltoid, rhomboid major, latissimus dorsi 5. Bent over row - latissimus dorsi, rhomboid major, trapezius, posterior deltoid 6. Cable bicep curl - biceps brachii, brachialis, brachioradialis, anterior deltoid Want to get stronger and more resilient to injury for your sport? Get in touch and let’s get lifting 💪🏻🚀 #strength #resistancetraining #splitworkouts #strengthtraining #gym #gymtime #puregym #coach #performancecoaching #performancenutritionist

🥇Medal Monday A huge congratulations to @strngr_run 🥳for completing the Copenhagen @ironmantri yesterday in 10 hours 8 mins and 30 seconds 😍 I’m absolutely thrilled for Kathy, not only was this her first IM, which she’s trained incredibly hard for, but she’s done this whilst juggling all of the whirlwind that comes with starting a new job 🌪️ Kathy has been an absolute delight to work with over the past few months and I’m SO pleased for her….well done Iron Woman Kathy 👑👸🇬🇧🥇 Keen to find out how I could help you nail your fuelling strategy for your next race? ⛽️ DM me and let’s chat 🤩 #ironman #ironwoman #ironmancopenhagen #triathlon #fuelling #fuel #denmark #carbs #recovery #endurance #performancenutrition #performancenutritionist