Wed, March 10, 2010
Media contact: Patty Wellborn
Office: 604-795-2819
patty.wellborn@ufv.ca
Dietician to talk about nutrition for Olympians (and the
rest of us)
Whether you’re aiming for Olympic gold, or just hoping to get everything crossed off your daily to-do list, your success depends on what you eat. If there’s no fuel in the tank, you are going to run out of steam quickly.
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Nanci Guest |
Nanci Guest is a sport nutrition consultant is and a supervising dietitian in the athlete’s village at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Fresh from her experience in Whistler and Vancouver, she is coming to the University of the Fraser Valley to speak about the importance of nutrition, especially for athletes. Guest is a registered dietitian, certified personal trainer, and a certified strength and conditioning specialist.
“As a sport dietician often my message is simple - every day you have the power to perform better by eating better,” she explains. “Diet affects performance, and the nutritional strategies used in training and competition will affect the success of training and therefore competitive success.”
Guest will be speaking at UFV on Monday, March 15, at 3 p.m. in the lecture theatre on the Abbotsford campus (B101), where she will discuss the importance of a well-balanced diet. Attention to detail, she says, can make a vital difference when it comes to performance.
“Diet may have its biggest impact on training. A nutrient-rich, well-balanced diet will help support consistently intensive training without the athlete succumbing to illness or injury.”
Along with talking about nutritional strategies for training and competition, Guest will also share tips on how to find that nutritional edge, as well as the effectiveness of popular supplements for performance and/or strength gains.
Guest has worked with various individual athletes and teams over the past decade as a sport dietitian and strength and conditioning coach. She owns and operates Power Play Nutrition, Fitness and Performance, with locations in Vancouver and Toronto.
Her March 15 presentation is open to the public and there is no charge to attend, but a $2 parking fee is in effect at UFV.
UFV’s Kinesiology and Physical Education department currently offers three courses in nutrition, including nutrition applications for sport and disease. These courses are part of UFV’s four-year Bachelor of Kinesiology degree; students can also take the courses independently or minor in Kinesiology and Physical Education. To find out more about UFV’s KPE program, visit our website at www.ufv.ca/kpe
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