STA157: ’Sports Nutrition Myths’ with special guest Faye Townsend, Registered Sports Nutritionist

'Sports Nutrition Myths' - In this episode, special guest Faye Townsend, Registered Sports Nutritionist (AfN & SENr) discusses her 'Top Five Sports Nutrition Myths', in order to help soft tissue therapists guide clients on what & how to fuel their performance. With a first-class bachelor (BSc) degree in 'Nutrition with Food Consumer Science' and postgraduate degree in 'Sports and Exercise Nutrition (SENr)', Faye Townsend is a highly respected specialist in nutrition for athletic performance. In her daily work, however, she is keen to highlight how food is not only fuel, but also a daily source of pleasure & comfort, for socialising and for reward. Striking a balance between both pleasure and health can be difficult, filled with complications and confused by marketing messages. Topics discussed in this episode (with time stamps): 0:00 Intro 3:50 Recap of last month's Nutrition episodes  6:00 Welcome Faye Townsend 10:00 How do we tell if a nutritionist has a valid qualification? 13:30 What is positive nutrition? 17:20 Faye's Top Five Nutrition Myths 17:53 Myth 5: Fasted training (training on an empty stomach) will make you lose weight 26:50 Myth 4: Protein is all you need to think about for recovery 40:20 Myth 3: You need to eat as much as possible the day before an event 47:07 Myth 2: Simple sugars are bad 51:00 Myth 1: The slimmer you are the better your performance will be. 56:28 How to stay in contact with Faye Townsend Useful Links Instagram:@Faye.Nutrition Website: https://www.fayetownsend.com/ Our sincere thanks to Faye Townsend for giving up her time to be a guest on the show! Want to join the live recordings? Episodes of the Sports Therapy Association podcast are recorded live every TUESDAY at 8pm on the Sports Therapy Association YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Everyone is welcome - you do not have to be an STA member! If you cannot join us live, be sure to subscribe to the 'Sports Therapy Association Podcast' on all popular podcast apps to be notified when new episodes are available. Please Support Our Podcast! If you appreciate what we do, please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review on Apple Podcasts. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes. Questions? Email: [email protected]