Sport BOP
Secondary Schools Liz Van Welie - Secondary Schools coordinator 'Rachel was the guest presenter on Sports...Read more...
BOP Rugby
Dean Jennings - BOP Rugby Academy Manager 'It has been a very successful year for our age grade...Read more...
Triathlon
Tauranga Triathlon Club Sandra Roy - Secretary for Triathlon Tauranga 'Rachel's knowledge of sports...Read more...
Motocross
Te Puke Motorcycle Club Angela Berry - Secretary for Te Puke Motorcycle Club 'We entered a team of 6 riders...Read more...
NEW ZEALAND REGISTERED DIETITIAN
Rachel is a New Zealand Registered Dietitian who has established FoodFX – a successful private practice specialising in Sports Nutrition. In addition to this specialty she has the qualifications and experience to provide nutritional advice for any medical conditions that require therapeutic diets.
CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND SPORTS NUTRITION SPECIALIST
Rachel is the Bay of Plenty’s only Accredited Sports Nutrition provider for the North Island Academy of Sport, and clients come to her for expert guidance from all over the central North Island.
IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU – A SPECIFIC PRESCRIPTION
Rachel gets positive results from her clients and has many encouraging testimonials to support this. She thoroughly assesses every individual’s personal goals and takes into account social, cultural and physical parameters to design detailed personally tailored nutritional plans.
GROUP / CORPORATE SERVICES
Rachel is highly sought after as a public speaker and has delivered many successful seminars for corporate and sporting bodies. She delivers up-to-date information on any nutritional topic and ensures her audience learns from the experience.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Sciences (University of Otago)
- Bachelor of Physical Education (University of Otago)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics (University of Otago)
- Accredited Sports Dietitian (Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra) and SESNZ (Sports and Exercise Science NZ)
- NZ Registered Dietitian
PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO FITNESS
Eating well and being active are two key components of who Rachel is and she strongly believes in practicing what she preaches.
- Fitness Instructor for last 15 years teaching RPM (indoor cycling) and Body Balance classes
- Competitive Squash player (currently B1 women)
- Cycle toured French, Italian, Swiss Alps 4 summers in a row
RECENT CLIENTS
Rachel is working with many athletes in different disciplines:
- Current Bay of Plenty Rugby Union’s Nutritionist for Steamers, Academy and Pre-Academy Rugby
- Accredited Sports Nutrition provider for Academy of Sport
- Under 19 NZ representatives for Youth Triathlon (Worlds)
- Under 19 Oceania representatives for Cycling
- World Triathlon championships representatives
- Coast to Coast athletes
- Surf lifesaving athletes
- Motocross Enduro riders
- Secondary School athletes
