Triathlon Nutrition Blog
With the cooler weather setting in, the cold and flu season is upon us. Thereâs nothing worse than getting sick, especially right before a key event! Here are our Top Five Tips for looking after your immune system and staying well this winter.
1. Get your 2 fruit and 5 veggie serves in each day
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Coffee & Questions - 29th May 2020
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Coffee & Questions - 22nd May 2020
- Rest and Recovery is key!
- Avoid low Energy Availability
- Carbohy...
Coffee & Questions - 15th May 2020
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Coffee & Questions - 8th May 2020
Happy Fri-Yay !!
Now more than ever itâs important to eat well and look after ourselves. As a dietitian, I feel like it's my mission to help you through this crazy time with practical, easy to understand and implement advice, no matter where you are! In the best way I know how â nutrition!
In a world of uncertainty...
When it comes to Sports Drinks, there are far too many choices!
Which sports drink has the most electrolytes? Which sports drink has the most sodium? Which sports drink is isotonic? What sports drink has the least sugar? Which sports drink is the best for hydration?
And most importantly, what spor...
We lose water on a daily basis. We exhale water when we breathe, we lose water through our skin as sweat and we excrete water in our urine. Without regularly replacing this fluid we become dehydrated. We canât train our bodies to adapt to dehydration, unfortunately. Itâs not something you can become...
I often see endurance athletes struggling to manage their body composition. They strive to be leaner so drastically cut calories and then suffer for it with reduced energy levels, poor training performance and increased risk of illness and injury...
I despise the word âdietâ and donât even get me s...
I canât be the only one thatâs noticed Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) scans popping up in just about every gym 12-week challenge, or âget fit for summerâ promo. These scans are advertised as a ânewâ and âimprovedâ way to accurately measure your body composition thatâs not going to cost you a...
This obsession with the âdetoxâ seems to come from a place of wanting to drastically reset our body. Usually following a period of indulgence in high fat and sugary foods, and probably a few too many wines or beers as well. The idea of a detox is plucked up as a saving grace as if days or weeks of d...
Watch out for this legend who is toeing the start line at her first-ever 70.3 at Geelong this weekend. Together with training buddy and cousin Phoebe. Weâve been privileged to be a part of their triathlon journeys so asked them to share who they are and what they do.
These two were complete b...
