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The Reach Your Peak Experience is a health and nutrition podcast focussed on a Sports Dietitians exploration of the world of nutrition, health, and performance. Aleksa is a Sports Dietitian and Nutritionist, who is passionate about helping athletes of all levels harness a flexible approach with their nutrition. Each week I bring you a new topic to help expand your knowledge and change your perspective - all in a light-hearted, no-nonsense, and easy-to-digest way. I will help you navigate the sports nutrition space by bringing you real, evidence-based advice & nutrition tips to help you reach your peak potential. Subscribe now to stay informed, competitive, and level up your nutrition & health.
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Can you boost your immune system? No (not in the way you are probably defining it as), but you can support it through the right food, training, recovery, and lifestyle habits. And should you want to give yourself an extra fighting chance come cold and flu season or when on a trip away, potentially the use of supplements can come into play. So what do you need to know about this? In this episode, I explain what 3 nutrients have a role in immune system support and considerations you need...
What is progress, really? How do we define it? What does it look like for you? There is the typical per definition standard we all think about but what if we looked beyond that to provide as more perspective and even greater power over our efforts. Time to learn about the concept of having different faces of progress play a part in your journey. In this episode, I share with you how to start opening your eyes to different versions of perspective and 1 specific way of framing setbacks a...
This question has been asked many a times or at least has been thought about by many, let’s be real. For better or for worse, the nutrition space is the balancing act of what we as humans need to be eating or should be eating for a given outcome and the natural desire for comfort and indulgence in the form of “fun foods”. So how does this intersection come into play when it comes to our strategies and the results we want? Can one eat “junk foods” and be ok and if so, how much is ok? Thi...
Cramping…the bane of many an athlete's existence and performance on the field. So why does it happen? Well it’s often multifactorial and very contextual but there are some areas of nutrition and fitness that play a common part. That is why I am going to explain the 3 main reasons you see muscular cramping occur. In this episode, I share 3 possible why’s to the question of “why do I keep cramping while playing sports?”. DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is for guidanc...
Your nutrition is not a game of 1-2 things. It’s a puzzle with many pieces. All the different considerations, areas, and strategies that work together to complete the picture - your goal. You need to STOP looking at nutrition singularities if you want to stop leaving results on the table or leaving your progress to chance. In this episode, I explain why you need to stop focusing on singular areas of your nutrition and look at the bigger picture. DISCLAIMER: The information i...
More gym. More running. More pilates. More this, that, and everything. However, there is one underleveraged area of your lifestyle that could be an easy piece of the puzzle to implement, but can give a solid boost to your results. In this episode, I explain the power of incidental movement and how you can leverage it in your life more effectively. DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is for guidance only and is not individualized advice for you! Your unique situation needs to be ta...
Body composition is ultimately the thing you are pursuing if you are working on your body…even if you don’t know it yet. Body comp > weight scale number One is the bigger picture. The other doesn’t even touch on the bigger picture. In this episode, I explain why body composition should always take precendence over simply looking at a number on the weight scale and running away with only that as a gauge of progress. DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is for guidance only and i...
We all know muscle is good. Most people are thinking about or actively trying to build or retain muscle. And for good reason. Muscle is important and once you start thinking about muscle as currency, things become clearer… In this episode, I share why muscle is currency and important to start raking in and saving, like you would money. DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is for guidance only and is not individualized advice for you! Your unique situation needs to be taken into con...
What happens when you have a couple of tried and true meal options you have in rotation that you know are effective and tick off the right nutrition boxes… But then they become boring and you start to not feel like eating them? Especially if you are a more picky eater and the availability of alternative meals is limited? There is one simple strategy that I taught to a client recently that will help you. In this episode, I share 1 simple nutrition strategy to overcome “meal prep bore and...
The pursuit of perfectionism. You are either familiar with it as someone who has felt it or seen others do it. Regardless, the fact of the matter is that striving for perfectionist behaviour in the nutrition space can be a double edged sword. Too many dieters think that you need to be perfect to be successful and that the only way to reach a fat loss or muscle building or performance goal…is to be perfect with their eating. Not so true and time for some hard truths. In this episode, I e...
The start of a new year often brings fresh motivation around fat loss… and just as often, a lot of unnecessary pressure. Many people feel they need to completely overhaul their diet, cut out everything they enjoy, and “be perfect” to see results. The reality? Fat loss doesn’t need extreme rules to work. In fact, it’s usually the simple but effective, repeatable changes that make the biggest difference over time and gets you started on the right track. As a Dietitian and Nutritionist, I see th...
New years resolutions. New year, new me. They actually aren’t as effective as you may think and there is a reason that so many of them fail and becomes a game of rinse and repeat…year in, year out. In this episode, I explain what you should do instead of a new years resolution as well as deep dive into why new year new me resolutions fail for a lot of people. DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is for guidance only and is not individualized advice for you! Your unique situation ne...
There have been a lot of lies said around the nutrition table over the years! But one of those is about to be quashed, that you can believe. There is not shortage of lies, half-truths, and un-truths in the nutrition world and many fall for them, leading them astray or just making things harder and more complicated than it needs to be. That is why it’s my job as a Dietitian to break through the misinformation and clear up the air. In this episode, I uncover one of the most common ...
“How long is this going to take!” - King Julien, Madagascar, 2005. And many dieters have been asking this since. Specifically for their fat loss results. So how long will it take before you see fat loss results? Well, can be as soon as 2 weeks to as long as 6-8 weeks. However, the answer for how long you should give it minimum to start seeing the momentum build and some bonafide results to start trickling in more quickly? That is a bit different and going to be answered today.&nb...
When the going get’s tough, the broken metabolism excuse get’s going! We are talking the fat loss space here. The belief that one can break or has a broken metabolism, and how that is the bottleneck or reason for a lack of results. The truth? 9/10 you do not have a broken metabolism. And even the word “broken” is a potential issue but that’s besides the point. You dont have a broken metabolism, you are likely falling into this very common obstacle. In this episode, I share...
Sticking to a nutrition plan can be hard enough with day-to-day life, let alone while overseas adventuring and enjoying yourself. The truth is, this is a major stressor for some people as they feel it’s the enemy to their goals they are working on: especially in fat loss you see this belief. However, reality is a lot more nuanced and adjusting your mindset to look at things more healthily is something I am really passionate about and teach all my clients. You do not need to let the uncertaint...
Muscle growth is one of the most popular personal aspirations across the world, alongside fat loss and achieving financial freedom. It’s safe to safe you or someone you know (or their doggo), are wanting more muscle or to look a certain fit and strong way. So what is the reason so many people are dissatisfied with their muscle growth results? What could be stopping muscle-building success fruit from coming to fruition on the gains tree? In this episode, I deep dive into this and share with y...
If you are planning to or already have started your weight loss/fat loss journey, there is one question you definitely should ask yourself. The answer to this question will help prepare you for what’s to come, set realistic expectations, frame your strategy approach, and set you up to do better. Trust me, I’m a Dietitian and I have been in the space for many years helping clients of all walks of life. Fat loss is simple, but it is simple. And giving yourself the best chance by looking...
Are you an oversnacker? Is it keeping you from losing weight and seeing the results you are working so hard to achieve? If yes to either of these (probably both, let’s be real), then it is time for you to look more intentionally towards your snacking and understand the why. The fundamental driving force for the oversnacking. In this episode, I share 2 reasons alot of people truly overstock and how it’s important you build awareness and uncover what is causing you to do so too! DISCLAIMER: Th...
“I can’t hit my protein!” - You, probably, maybe. Everyone wants to eat more protein, but for many it is a tricky task and they find themselves not hitting the target or not consistently enough. Either way, time for this Dietitian to step in and help. In this episode, I provide 2 easy ways to make hitting protein a piece of cake, even if you are dealing with smaller calorie margins like you do in fat loss. DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is for guidance only and is not ...
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