Nutrition
The nutrition department is dedicated to optimising the performance and wellbeing of athletes through nutritional support and education.
We recognise the unique demands placed on high-performing student athletes. Our goal is to ensure that you have practical and realistic nutrition strategies in place to maximise your potential and achieve success in your sport and studies.
The department is managed by experienced dietician and performance nutritionist Rachel White. She works closely with our athletes to achieve optimum nutrition to fuel their performance and recovery.
The department is partnered with leading sports nutrition supplier Nutrition X.
Rachel's philosophy
Rachel’s food-first philosophy ensures that all athletes are fuelled correctly to perform to the best of their ability.
She tailors nutrition strategies to the individual needs of each performance athlete, while promoting education, performance optimisation, and long-term health and wellbeing.
"Since working with Rachel, she has improved my diet to cater for my judo, university and work schedules. She also provided a clear and structured strategy for making my weight category safely and effectively. This has helped optimise my performance, training, and day-to-day life. I’ve really enjoyed working with Rachel and really appreciate the effort she has put in with me."
"Working with Rachel helped me understand the importance of nutrition in developing my squash. She was always available if I needed to speak to her or ask for advice. Rachel made recommendations and advice specific to me and what I required, which included meal plans and preparation throughout training and tournaments."
"Rachel worked tirelessly to help me with a fatigue issue I was struggling with. She really went the extra mile, whether that meant speaking with my doctors to help arrange tests or providing me with safe and healthy supplement options, taking into consideration that they needed to pass all the anti-doping regulations in my sport."
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