For me, coaches are the true souls who create champions. If coaches have great health, they can continue their mission to empower their experience into the future generation of athletes.
For the last decade, I have been working with elite athletes on their nutrition plans to win medals at the international level. Nutrition is key to winning as well as living. Most athletes have a short shelf life, this is because of the rigours of subjecting the body to inhuman volumes of training. As a result, injuries, a lack of stamina and slow recovery are clear early warning signs to the downfall of an athlete. In simple terms, every athlete ages. Old age does creep up on everyone.
Most athletes continue working in their own field and become coaches or entrepreneurs in their domain. This is a passion that becomes a profession. Over the years, I have met many coaches who are former players. When I discuss with coaches the sports nutrition plans required, everyone who was an athlete is quick to jump to the idea of doing this for himself or herself. This immediate quick realisation for a healthier and disciplined nutrition plan is because of the wisdom that comes with experience. Basically, good nutrition equals good results in sports. This common sense is very wisely seen in coaches. In the last one year, at Qua Nutrition where I practice as chief nutritionist, we have seen a tripling of the number of cases of coaches going in for nutrition plans for their health. With nearly 500 days to the next Olympics, I am hoping more athletes realise this wisdom.
Cyrus Poncha, one of my favourite squash coaches and close friend, has always monitored his nutrition on a yearbyyear basis. He is one of the many coaches who are on a structured nutrition programme at Qua Nutrition clinics to help:
1. Control weight gain.
2. Address issues such as cholesterol, liver function, kidney function, and the levels of iron, haemoglobin and various vitamins and minerals.
3. Learn how to eat when travelling or on a hectic schedule.
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