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27/08/2026

Evening tennis hits different 🎾✨
Golden hour, fresh air, and a little time on court — the perfect way to end the day. 🌅🤍

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A day in my life as a Nutritionist ✨🥑From fuelling my own body and staying active, to helping others understand that nut...
25/08/2026

A day in my life as a Nutritionist ✨🥑

From fuelling my own body and staying active, to helping others understand that nutrition is about so much more than just food. It’s about energy, performance, recovery, strength and feeling your best.

Healthy living doesn’t have to be complicated — small choices, made consistently, can make the biggest difference. 🤍

Eat well. Move well. Live well.

WellnessLifestyle

25/08/2026

WHY STRENGTH & CONDITIONING MATTERS FOR ATHLETES 💪🎾

Strength & conditioning isn’t just about getting stronger — it’s about building an athlete who can perform better, move efficiently and stay resilient.

For tennis players and other athletes, the right S&C programme can help:

💪 Build strength and power
⚡ Improve speed, acceleration and explosiveness
🎾 Create more force behind serves and groundstrokes
🦵 Improve balance, stability and coordination
🏃 Develop agility and quicker changes of direction
🛡️ Strengthen muscles and supporting structures to help reduce injury risk
🔥 Improve the ability to maintain performance as fatigue builds

For junior athletes especially, strength training should be age-appropriate, progressive and supervised with good technique — the goal isn’t simply lifting heavy weights. It’s about developing a strong foundation that supports their sport, growth and long-term athletic development.

You don’t just train to play. You build the body that allows you to perform. 💪🎾

21/08/2026

Chasing better, not perfect. One rally, one point, one day at a time. 🎾✨💪

TennisTraining

17/08/2026

For a morning tennis match, the priority is to top up glycogen without making your stomach feel heavy.

If the match is around 9–10 am, aim to eat breakfast 2–3 hours beforehand:

* 🍞 Carbohydrates: white toast/bagel, porridge, pancakes, banana, honey or jam
* 🥚 Moderate protein: eggs, lactose-free/Greek-style yogurt if tolerated, or a small amount of chicken/turkey
* 💧 Fluids: start drinking water when you wake up; include electrolytes if it’s hot or you sweat heavily
* 🍌 30–60 minutes before: if needed, have a small easy-to-digest carb such as a banana, a few rice cakes with honey, or a sports drink

Example: 2 slices white toast with honey + banana + 2 eggs + water/electrolytes.

Before a match, keep fat and fibre relatively low. Avoid a very fatty breakfast, lots of nuts/nut butter, fried foods, or a huge high-fibre meal because they can slow digestion.

For a very early match where there isn’t time for a full breakfast, have something small immediately after waking—such as a banana + white toast with honey—and prioritise a good carbohydrate-rich dinner the night before.

TennisNutrition

17/08/2026

Practice your serve returns 🎾🔥

A strong return can change the whole point.
👀 Read the serve
⚡ React early
👣 Get your feet moving
🎯 Aim with purpose
🔁 Practice, repeat, improve

Great returners are built in practice.

TennisPlayer

15/08/2026

ASK ISABEL 🎾🍚
WHITE RICE OR BROWN RICE BEFORE A MATCH?

🤍 WHITE RICE WINS PRE-MATCH

White rice is a great pre-match carbohydrate because it’s lower in fibre and easy to digest, helping you top up the glycogen stored in your muscles — one of the main fuel sources your body relies on during high-intensity tennis. ⚡🎾

🤎 WHAT ABOUT BROWN RICE?

Brown rice is nutritious, but its higher fibre content means slower digestion. Close to a match, too much fibre may leave some athletes feeling full, heavy or bloated when they want to feel light and ready to move.

💡 Save the higher-fibre foods for meals further away from competition.

Pre-match goal:
🍚 Easy-to-digest carbs
⚡ Top up glycogen
🪶 Comfortable stomach
🎾 Ready to perform

14/08/2026

🎾 Want to win more matches? Study your opponent. 👀🧠

Winning isn’t only about hitting harder — it’s about playing smarter.

Before and during the match, notice:
🎯 What’s their weaker side?
👀 How do they react under pressure?
🎾 Where do they serve on big points?
🏃 Do they struggle moving forward, backwards or side-to-side?
🔁 What patterns do they repeat?

Don’t just play the ball. Play the opponent. 🧠🎾

12/08/2026

🎾 Tennis rally of the day!
Good rhythm, good energy, one ball at a time. 💥🎾

10/08/2026

🎾💤 ASK ISABEL | Are you underestimating sleep?

You can get the training and nutrition right, but if you’re not getting enough quality sleep, you could be missing a huge part of recovery.

🌙 During deep sleep, the body releases more growth hormone, which plays an important role in:

💪 Muscle and tissue repair
🦴 Bone growth and development
⚡ Recovery from training
🏃 Supporting physical development in young athletes
🧠 Learning, focus and performance

For junior athletes, sleep is part of the training plan — just like nutrition, hydration and recovery.

Don’t just train harder. Fuel well. Sleep well. Recover well. 🎾💤

— Isabel | Sports Nutritionist

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