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Athletes are often travelling to compete and are away from home, which forces a change in routine and eating habits.

Each month there seems to be a new diet trend or fad which promises to be life changing and more successful than any other diet out there.

Athletes have demanding training loads which change from day to day. As an athlete, you can’t eat exactly the same amount every day as you may fall short in your energy needs on those days when training loads are high. Conversely, you may eat more than is needed when training days are light or if it’s a rest day.

Many of us will be celebrating the Australia Day long weekend with a barbecue. Here are five ideas for elite athletes to make sure your meal can still complement your training regime.

One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to eat better and be healthier, and achieve the perfect diet.

Christmas is a time of many traditions and family and friends coming together. This time is also generally centred around food, drinks and celebrations. While it’s important to be mindful of your diet over the break, you also want to connect with family, traditions and your favourite Christmas foods!

Do you wake up tired or are you tired before training? Perhaps you get to the afternoon and wish you could have a nap? Some may say that with high levels of training if you aren’t getting tired you aren’t training hard enough.

The importance of breakfast is in its title, its breaking the overnight fast. Your first meal is the key to turn your body on for the day.

Accumulating fuel stores to be used in competition does not happen in just one meal. Specific to the workload you have ahead of you, a plan of regular meals and snacks spaced out over the days prior to competition should be followed rather than one large meal the night before competition as the increased load on digestion may interfere with sleeping patterns.

It’s a familiar scenario for athletes. You complete a training session and then later that day you pull up sore with a niggle.