Why focusing on long-term health is so important for performance as a triathlete

I'm a big advocate for nutrition. Your body is the number 1 thing that will get you to the finish line.

Yet most triathletes see a dietitian LAST, after they've:

• Tried and failed to get their ideal body composition
• Tried every random fad or quick fix diet
• Struggled with fuelling and vomited their guts up on the run, had to race to the loo multiple times, or planned their training runs around the toilets on their route!
• Bonked, hit the wall, repeatedly fallen into a hole or peeled themselves off the pavement
• Suffered from a stress injury/fracture or chronic fatigue. 

As an Advanced Sports Dietitian, I can help you with your training and a meal/race plan and I've worked with many triathletes, both 1:1 and in the Triathlon Nutrition Academy. What I, and they, can tell you, is the long term benefits kick in when you engage further - take ownership, prioritise your overall health and learn and understand the foundations - the HOW and WHY of nutrition.

• Control the controllables - what you put in your mouth is controllable
• What habits do you have around nutrition?
• What issues hold you back from fuelling properly and taking care of your body?
• What's the root cause? Fix that. No more band aids.
• When you retire from triathlon, what shape do you want your body to be in? You have a small window to get this right!

Do the work once and see the benefits FOREVER.

Take a listen to this week's Triathlon Nutrition Academy podcast to know why getting this right is so important to your long-term health and performance (now and beyond your life as a triathlete).

To dive deeper, listen to the Triathlon Nutrition Academy Podcast, EP 56 - Why focusing on long-term health is so important for performance as a triathlete

If you are interested in learning more about the Triathlon Nutrition Academy Program and what it can do for you, head HERE to join the waitlist for our next opening in September.