Pip Taylor: Elevate your swim program for your next race
Many triathletes have a love/hate relationship with the swim. If you’re lucky enough to come from a swim background, it comes naturally and with seemingly little effort. But if you...
Inflammation – when it’s ‘good’ and when it’s not
Inflammation. It’s a word we hear a lot and usually with negative connotations. The truth is a little more complex than that, and as athletes it’s worthwhile understanding the key...
Cold weather, altitude and winter sports nutrition
Training and competing in the cold is more than just bundling up in some extra layers. There are some extra challenges to keep in mind, including nutritional practices, both to...
Nutrition and short-term recovery vs long term adaptions
Any athlete who has trained hard will be familiar with that residual muscular pain, the type that ranges from ’oh so good’ to ‘oh my god no’ depending on who...
Pip Taylor: Joint health Q&A
Our resident Performance Dietitian, Pip Taylor talks all things joints, answering some of your questions about your joints and how to best look after them.Understand more about what strategies you...
Micronutrition and Performance
High Protein, Low Carb.High Carb, Low Fat.Low Carb, Low Fat. We’ve heard it all. Popular diets often reduce the relationship between human health and nutrition down to three main categories:...
Race Day Fuel with Pip Taylor
Got a race coming up? Plan out your race day breakfast to fuel your way to your best performance and avoid GI issues. The pre-race breakfast is your last opportunity...
Immune vulnerability and excessive physical exertion
Of the twelve biological systems in the human body, one has undoubtedly taken centre stage in recent years – the immune system – and frankly, it’s about time. The elusive...
Immunity protection for athletes
Maintaining a healthy immune system is paramount for any athlete and determines their ability to handle sufficient training and get to the start line in good shape. Whilst it may...
Performance nutrition for women with Pip Taylor
Nutrition for women – what do we really know? Most studies are done on men but what impact do hormone fluctuations have on nutrition needs for optimal fuelling and recovery....
Strength for Endurance with Pip Taylor
In many endurance sports there’s a focus on being light, and lean – with the thought this equates to speed and better performance – and there’s an element of truth...
Fuelling needs: Men v Women
Most recommendations given around fuelling and performance don’t differentiate between men and women, or even across different age groups or life stages. This is because when it comes to performance...
Are you under-fuelled? Signs you’re intake isn’t matching your output
If you’re an athlete of any level, training hard, you need to properly fuel whatever goals you’re chasing. It seems obvious and yet often due to a lack of time,...
Nutrition Q&A with Pip Taylor
How can blood tests help nutrition and performance plans?Blood tests are a good way of confirming optimal body function and also screening for potential nutrient deficiencies. A sports dietitian will...
Why ‘bookend’ your day to support peak performance?
For athletes, maximising training is all about…well, maximising training. This means showing up ready to go at the sessions that count and then recovering like a boss to show up...
Fish Oil: Your questions answered
No doubt you’ve heard of fish oil or omega-3 and some of the benefits around health. But, what about performance benefits as an athlete? Will fish oil help me with...
Blood tests: Understanding your nutritional requirements
To be completely honest, life as a dietitian involves a bit of guesswork, some trial and error and plenty of ‘let’s give it a try and see how it goes’. ...
Sickness: An athlete’s greatest frustration
Every athlete and coach makes plans. Calendar planning, training block planning, travel planning, race planning – the list goes on. But, one of the biggest threats to those plans? Sickness....
Are you getting enough D?
Are you getting enough D? It's winter here in Australia and a cold one for many of us too! Shorter winter days mean morning and evening training is likely in...
EPA and Inflammation
Inflammation is a normal defence mechanism that protects our body from infection and injury. It involves the destruction of invading pathogens, as well as tissue repair processes to help restore...
