Why We Focus on Nutrition

The vast majority of the human immune system lives in the gut. The health of this system has a profound impact on our lives…and even more on athletic performance. Food directly impacts a young athlete’s symptoms on and off the court. It dictates energy levels, sleep quality, joint and muscle recovery, soreness, and just about every other aspect of how they feel. What most people don’t realize is that all these conditions can be altered by the food that we eat.

This is precisely why we place as much focus on how young athletes fuel their bodies as we do on how they exercise and train their bodies. Food fuels every cell in our body. So the obvious question is, why not power our systems with “premium fuel” instead of standard unleaded?

Our Whole Food Approach

We believe in a whole food, chemical- and preservative-free approach to sports nutrition. We know that a calorie in does not equal a calorie out and every athlete is biologically unique…especially with the prevailing trend with food allergens impacting so many young athletes. Additionally, each sport requires different training demands, and tennis — with its repeated bursts of sprinting, cutting, hitting, and recovery between points — has unique energy and recovery needs that nutrition must support.

Every young athlete striving to improve (as well as their parents) needs to understand full body health. By teaching young athletes the importance of proper nutrition today, we believe that not only performance may improve, but overall quality of life and health down the road may improve dramatically as well.

Our Guiding Principles

We use an individualized “food first” approach to fight inflammation and increase energy while improving recovery and overall performance. We have assembled a set of guiding principles that provide practical insights, tools, and resources for young athletes (and their parents and coaches).