11 // Optimising our exercise, performance, nutrition, having a healthy relationship with food + more! With nutritionist Nina

YUM this was SUCH a juicy & informative ep with the beautiful Nina, an accredited nutritionist, sports nutritionist and CrossFit coach/athlete, with a big passion for all things fitness and nutrition.

Her aim is to educate and support others into better fuelling their bodies to achieve optimal performance both in training and every day life, as well as build a healthy relationship with food that’s based on empowerment rather than fear and overwhelm. She’s been plant based herself for over 10 years now, and loves nothing more than dispelling the myths that a plant based diet can’t support athletes of all levels to reach their peak performance!

 What we cover:

🥑 Nina’s incredible journey of navigating through being diagnosed with diabetes at 9 + overcoming an eating disorder + recovery

🥑 The importance of how you FEEL towards food

& how you feel EATING food, tuning in to your body’s cues + symptoms

🥑 How to have a healthy relationship with food + what it looks like

🥑 Why we need food as fuel + to eat enough to purely just LIVE

🥑 & also for what we ask our body’s to do with exercising + challenging ourselves

🥑 Importance of rest, recovery & FUELLING our body’s post exercise

🥑 The importance of building bone density especially as women, & how to

🥑 The implications of UNDER fuelling & undereating

🥑 What to eat before you train or exercise

🥑 When to refuel during exercise & what to have

🥑 Common mistakes people make with nutrition, eating & performance

🥑 Post training refuel + nutrition

🥑 Protein requirements for active girlies + Nina’s favourite plant based sources

🥑 Improving iron intake + why running uses up more iron!

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