Sports Nutrition
Van Dusen Nutrition® works with athletes at the recreational, collegiate, elite, master and Olympic level. We help clients to identify and meet their fuel needs in an effort to enhance energy and optimize performance. Van Dusen Nutrition® works with athletes to prevent or recover from injuries through adequate nourishment so as to remain active in sport. Additionally, we guide and support athletes in weight-centric sports to meet standards within the sport without compromising health or execution.
Areas of Focus
Prevention of InjuryRecovery from InjuryFemale Athlete TriadRelative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)Overtraining Syndrome (OTS)Athletes with disordered eatingAthletes with eating disordersAthletes in weight-centric sportsPerformance Nutrition: Fueling Before Exercise, Fueling During Exercise, Fueling After Exercise, Race/Competition Day Fueling, Hydration, Supplements, GI Issues
"If you have a complicated relationship with exercise, you are not alone. We believe that each individual can and deserves to reconnect to movement and body in a way that offers balance, joy and freedom."
"Movement can and will look different in different seasons of life; it is normal and to be expected. Instead of focusing on what you aren’t doing, can you acknowledge what you are doing so as to appreciate and benefit from the experience?"
"It can be difficult to tease out intentions behind exercise or movement. It can certainly be beneficial to our minds and bodies but can also get complicated when it’s used to justify food choices or micromanage weight. A question to consider - would you exercise the same way if you knew there was no chance it would ever change the way your body looked?"
"To have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have." - Shawn Johnson