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As an athlete, you have special needs in everyday life and during stress. However, you can only achieve sustainable improvement through positive habits, not through short-term interventions. That’s why food has to be fun and taste good, not just provide energy. I accompany individual athletes, teams, clubs and associations as a consultant and speaker. I briefly explain the most common questions from my everyday life.

Optimal nutri­tion in training:

We maximize your ability to perform and recover by not only ensuring adequate energy and nutrients, but also perfecting the timing of your meals. On the one hand, it is about time-critical processes of our metabolism, on the other hand, it is about very practical aspects, namely how the ideal diet can be fitted into your everyday life (work, education, commuting, traveling, etc.). When implementing your concept, I will accompany you so that you can soon establish the winning habits and not get fixated on my plan or your kitchen scale.

Muscle building/​athletes in growth

Muscle and strength are key performance factors in almost all sports. An effective build-up is therefore important for many athletes. However, a ballet dancer has completely different requirements (mass, strength) than, for example, a skier or a weightlifter. Understanding the differences and tailoring nutri­tion to individual goals is critical.<br>
(Muscle) growth is also a crucial keyword for adolescents. Here, athletic performance should benefit from the natural development of the body. As soon as intensive stress slows down growth, health risks loom, and this makes puberty the decisive phase in the sporting maturation process. Nutri­tion plays an essential role in this context.

Weight optimization

In sports where weight is a performance-limiting factor or in disciplines with weight classes, effective and healthy weight management is critical to success. Professional guidance helps to ensure that body fat, not muscle mass, is successfully lost and that no disturbed eating behavior or eating disorders develop in the process.

Competition nutri­tion

Whether on day X, at multi-day events or over a longer period at tournaments: Competition catering is a major challenge for most athletes. Mental tension and external factors (climate, travel, event catering) further complicate the task. Efficient planning includes supply quantity, timing, product selection and organization, and is practiced in depth during the training process.

Supplementation

I want to avoid having only pillboxes and powders in the kitchen of top athletes. However, targeted use of clean, permitted supplements can clearly improve performance. For athletes, I analyze their needs during their sports year and plan use and dosage.

Optimal recovery after injuries

Unfortunately, in sports, pushing one’s limits or accidents can also lead to injuries and thus to unwanted interruptions in the training process. Nutri­tion plays a supporting role in reducing these failures and speeding recovery after injury or surgery.

Education & Network

Because the athlete benefits most when all disciplines (training planning, medicine/​physio, mental training, nutri­tion) operate in sync, I actively manage a close relation with sports physicians, physiotherapists, performance diagnosticians and coaches. I promote this networked work with regular education talks in clinics, physio practices and at sports associations.

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Dani Hofstetter –
Performance Nutrition
Master of Food Science ETH,
Nutritionist and Long distance triathlon world champion