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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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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 ...
Should you or should you not…eat late at night? Does nigthtime eating cause more fat gain? Is it bad to eat after a certain time? All these questions are one’s I have been asked over the years and all relate to the ongoing concerns and fears around eating late at night (and it’s impact on health and namely fat loss). In this episode, I explain exactly what you need to know and you may find things are not quite as scary as you thought. DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is for gu...
There has been many discussions and discourses around diet soft drinks and artificially sweetened products. Whether they are safe and how they compare with their original sugary, “full strength” versions etc etc. So what is the 101? What is the big deal? What is the truth? In this episode, I deep dive into this topic and explain my take on this and my perspective as a Dietitian on the age old question of: are diet drinks safe and better than going full sugar? DISCLAIMER: The information in th...
Did you know that stress eating does not look the same from one person to the next? We tend to associate stress eating with uncontrollable snacking and coping mechanisms but there is a different side to it that you should be aware of. In order to tackle issues with stress eating - or any emotional eating - you need to have awareness on how it can manifest in different ways. In this episode, I explain the 2 flip sides of the coin of stress eating that you might not know about, so you can hope...
Supplements here, supplements there, supplements everywhere! And this means that the vast majority are pointless for you, don’t work, and are simply money wasters. So what are some supplements to tread carefully with? In this episode, I share 4 supplements to have on your radar as potential money wasters for you. 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 consideration and ad...
People see me being a Dietitian and assume I can never do any wrong (or have never done any wrong) with my own food game. The truth is no diet is perfect and I have made some mistakes with nutrition in the past that I hope can help you feel normal about it and learn from it to not make the same mistakes (or again!). I learnt from mine and my nutrition become better for it. In this episode, I share 5 mistakes I have made with my own nutrition in the past (and how you can learn from these...
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