Sports Nutrition for performance

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Fuel your athletic goals without food rules.

Explore our non-diet, performance-focused sports nutrition support for athletes and active individuals.

Sports Nutrition for Performance Without the Restriction

At Sööma, our approach to sports nutrition shifts the focus away from restriction and rigid food rules, and instead emphasizes what can be added to support performance: consistent fueling, balanced macronutrients, rest, and hydration. Rather than controlling intake through calorie counts or macro ratios, this approach helps you strategically incorporate nourishment to meet the demands of your sport and lifestyle.

It’s about timing your fuel to match your training, staying adequately hydrated, and building in recovery—not removing or limiting food. This method supports your training and recovery in a way that aligns with your the demands of your sport, body’s energy needs, and long-term health and well-being. You don’t need to sacrifice your mental or physical health to perform in your sport. 

Our Philosophy

  • Performance-focused fueling based on the intensity, duration, and demands of your training sessions

  • Flexible eating strategies that account for challenges like suppressed appetite or fueling during early morning workouts

  • Recovery support that emphasizes adequate energy intake, rest, and rehydration to help your body repair and adapt

  • Body-respecting practices that encourage sustainable strength, stamina, and athletic longevity without relying on rigid ideals

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Our Approach to Sports Nutrition

We work with a variety of athletes and active individuals to achieve various performance goals. 

Common Goals We Help You Achieve:

We often work with athletes on the following goals: 

  • Improve stamina and energy availability
  • Enhance performance through nutrition education
  • Navigate fueling for long training sessions and competitions
  • Reduce risk of injury and burnout
  • Support hormonal health and recovery

What to Expect from Our Approach

Through personalized sessions, we help you:

  • Build a sustainable fueling plan that adapts to your training and lifestyle
  • Understand and meet your body's energy and nutrient needs without tracking or restricting
  • Learn how to fuel before, during, and after activity
  • Shift your mindset from control to connection—with food, training, and self

Athletes that We Typically Work With

We support a wide range of athletes and active individuals, including:

  • Endurance athletes (runners, cyclists, triathletes)
  • Strength and power athletes (weightlifters, CrossFit, team sports)
  • Dancers and performers
  • Recreational athletes
  • Athletes recovering from eating disorders or disordered eating
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A note about sport and harmful body ideals

Sports culture has often created environments where athletes are judged based on body shape, weight, or composition. Our approach actively challenges the idea that there’s a single way to “look fit” or that strict appearance-based rules are necessary for success.

For this reason, our team does not use tools that measure body composition in our nutrition care. While we recognize that some athletes may have aesthetic goals or interest in these metrics, we do not center them in our work. If these assessments are important to you, we will support you with empathy and without judgment—but our focus will always remain on your performance, health, and relationship with food.

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We offer sports nutrition workshops for teams!

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The Role of the Dietitian in Sports Nutrition

At its core, sports nutrition begins with ensuring adequate energy availability. Without enough fuel, the body cannot perform, recover, or adapt to training effectively. This can be especially challenging for athletes, as intense training often suppresses appetite or limits opportunities to eat throughout the day.

A registered sports dietitian plays a crucial role in identifying your baseline energy needs and helping you create a realistic fueling strategy that aligns with your training schedule, work demands, and lifestyle. We consider not just what you eat—but when and how—to help you meet the demands of your sport without overwhelming your daily routine.

Once energy needs are consistently met, nutrition can be strategically adjusted to enhance athletic performance and recovery. A sports dietitian will guide you in optimizing your intake of macronutrients—carbohydrates, protein, and fat—around key training windows.

Whether it’s timing carbohydrate intake to sustain endurance, prioritizing protein for muscle repair, or ensuring fat intake supports hormonal health, we tailor our guidance to your sport-specific needs. We also address hydration, micronutrient adequacy, and competition-day strategies to give you every advantage.

Recurrent injuries—especially in endurance sports like running—are often a signal that the body isn’t getting what it needs. While physiotherapists and coaches focus on the mechanics of injury, dietitians examine whether inadequate nutrition might be playing a role.

A common example is stress fractures. Stress fractures are not a normal part of training—they may be a sign of low energy availability, poor bone health, or hormonal disruptions. A dietitian can help uncover and address these root causes by evaluating your energy intake, nutrient density, and overall recovery support.

We collaborate with other health professionals to ensure your body is equipped to train, heal, and thrive over the long term.

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