Nutrition Program

“Eat a rainbow.” Ever heard that before? Those are words to live by; they are the simplest, easiest guidelines for eating healthy on a daily basis. By eating a variety of foods that are different in color we assure ourselves that we are getting the various, essential, micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) that play a major role in how our body functions. Additionally, they can be key components that help facilitate weight loss and weight gain.

When it comes to evaluating your current eating plan there isn’t a certain number on a scale or a specific pants size that will tell you if your current food intake is adequate in essential vitamins and minerals. You can be a healthy weight and still be lacking in key nutrients. In fact, right now in America, Vitamin-D deficiency is recognized as an epidemic crisis in adults and children.

Our sports dietitian can help you in many ways like:

Lifestyle Management

When it comes to evaluating your current eating plan there isn’t a certain number on a scale or a specific pants size that will tell you if your current food intake is adequate in protein, carbohydrates, fat, essential vitamins and minerals. You can be at a healthy weight and still be lacking in key nutrients.

Are you always tired, have cravings that are out of control, want to make sure you can keep up with your kids and grandchildren, confused from all the misinformation out there, or want to learn how to eat out without ruining your eating plan?

Have our Sport Dietitian help you develop a program what will improve your quality of life. He will teach you when to eat (how often to eat), what to eat and why.

Sports Performance Nutrition Program

“A good nutrition program can make a good athlete great and a great athlete good.” –Amanda Carlson

You’re an athlete, you spend, months, days, hours, training – but are you fueling like one? Whether you compete in team sports, grueling endurance events, or fitness competitions as a professional, college, high school, or recreational athlete you have to put the right fuel inside so you can perform optimally on the outside. This program will focus on enhancing your performance by optimizing your sports specific nutritional needs and improving your eating habits. It can also offer weight maintenance programs (in- & off-season), and evaluation of your team/school’s current fueling practices & policies during workouts, practices, pre- & post-competition.

Services:

• One-on-one consults
• A personal nutrition program that meets your sport-specific needs
• Team Presentations or Pre-practice talks
• Body composition assessment

Weight Loss Program

Forget about crazy diet plans that leave you hungry and with food cravings. This nutrition program is designed to help you shed excess body fat, while maintaining optimal energy levels and muscle. The program includes setting realistic goals based on your current physical activity level, exercise program, eating habits, and level of body fat.

Increase Muscle Mass

Have you been working out for years and not gained the muscle you were hoping too? Are you trying to bulk up for a certain sport or position and have had no luck while “eating all the time”? The nutrition program is designed to help you increase muscle mass while maintaining or decreasing body fat. This program includes setting realistic goals based on current eating habits, exercise patterns, and body composition.

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Nutrition programs designed to treat individuals who have been diagnosed with, but not limited to, high blood pressure, osteopenia, elevated cholesterol, diabetes, GI disorders (IBS, GERD, Crohn’s disease, diverticulitis), hypoglycemia; broken bones or stress fractures; having or have had bariatric surgery.

Program will include a health history evaluation, review of what you eat and your eating habits, thorough review of your nutritional health and food-drug interactions, and a personalized nutrition treatment plan related to your diagnosis.

Nutritional Supplementation

Analyze safety and efficacy of your supplement regimen or helping you develop an effective supplement program to enhance your current health, training, and performance needs.

To schedule a nutrition consultation with our Sports Dietitian, Brandon Booth or for price information – please contact Brandon at: 205-752-1201 or e-mail nrfitness@bellsouth.net.

Brandon Booth is our sports dietitian and a certified personal trainer. He has been with NorthRidge Fitness for 5 years since the club opened. Brandon’s sports nutrition expertise involves working with all age groups and experience levels, including young, high school, college and professional athletes from various sports. Brandon Booth graduated from University of Alabama with a degree in clinical nutrition, and finished his Master’s thesis at Florida State University, with an emphasis in Sports Nutrition and Exercise Science.