NUTRITION

WHY NUTRITION IS SO IMPORTANT

Good nutrition is a vital part of leading a healthy lifestyle. Swapping unhealthy foods for healthy ones can improve your health and wellness by increasing the strength of your bones and teeth, improving your energy levels and mental clarity, decreasing your weight (or inches). Not only does good nutrition improve your sleep, it reduces the risk for high blood pressure and chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease. Good nutrition is essential for a body to fight off infection and function properly.

WHEN YOU MIGHT NEED AN EXPERT

There are many reasons to seek out the advice of a nutrition expert. Whether you are looking for a structured eating plan or a short list of changes that are specific and measurable, our nutritionists are committed to helping you reach your health and wellness goals.

You need to lose or gain weight

Making changes to achieve a healthy weight can be challenging, and our nutritionist can help coach you through the process.

You have diabetes or high blood pressure

Our Nutritionist can help you safely change your eating plan without compromising taste or nutrition. We can provide individualized meal plans that are specific to your health concern.

You have food allergies

If you have recently been diagnosed with a food allergy or sensitivity, it can be a challenge to manage new dietary requirements while taking in all the important vitamins and minerals you need. Our nutritionist can help you fill nutritional gaps caused by food allergies.

Your teen struggles with eating healthfully

Are you a parent that struggles to get your teen to eat healthy? Our nutritionist can work with your teen to encourage a healthy, balanced diet that supports a growing body.

You’d like to improve your sport performance

Whether you are training for a triathlon, looking to build muscle mass or simply want to increase your agility, our nutritionist can make recommendations to help you reach your fitness goals.

You want to increase the quality of your life

You may benefit from seeing a nutritionist even if you don’t have any specific heath concerns. Maybe you want suggestions on how to increase your intake of fruits and vegetables or how to eat healthy when dining out or simply want to be held accountable for your food intake, our nutritionist are here to help.

NUTRITION CONSULTATIONS

In a nutrition consultation, you will work with a nutrition counselor to assess your diet and discuss areas where change is needed, in relation to your own health and activity goals. The nutrition counselor will provide guidance for improving your overall diet.

The process begins with a simple questionnaire, to help create a picture of your dietary intake and certain other considerations, such as medical conditions. The consultation is an opportunity to discuss a process you can follow to incorporate your dietary changes into a healthy lifestyle, based on goals you set for yourself.

As part of the process, the nutritionist will prepare a guide that will act as a resource. Based on your needs and preferences, the nutritionist will then make further recommendations, such as sample meals and snacks.

WEIGH TO CHANGE

This 10-week wellness program incorporates nutrition & physical activity to promote the forming of healthy habits. On top of individual workouts w/a personal trainer weekly, participants will also have several weekly WTC-only workouts with instructors in a more intimate group setting. Each participant will meet 1-on-1 w/our nutritionist at the start of the program to set realistic goals. And 4 nutrition workshops will be scattered throughout the 10 weeks to provide additional info and tips on healthy eating, meal planning, mindfulness & various other nutrition/wellness topics. Also included, before & after Styku 3-D body scans & private Facebook group. Not only does this program help participants lose weight & inches, but it’s also about what you gain when prioritizing your wellness, and how the Y can help you build confidence, relationships, & healthy habits.