Helen Duong
Advanced Sports Performance Dietician

Helen brings ten years of experience in blending advanced sports/rehab nutrition science with a practical and simple approach to assisting her clients and athletes achieve their goals.

With her collaborative coaching style, individuals are guided through the knowledge and application of food choices and meal timing to improve energy levels, body composition and enhance ongoing physical and mental wellness. She is also interested in emerging nutrition strategies aimed at healing musculoskeletal injuries, improving bone health as well as the holistic role of nutrition in concussive injury rehabilitation.

She is the current Senior Sports Performance Dietitian leading the high performance nutrition program at Cricket Victoria, The Melbourne Stars BBL/WBBL and The Melbourne Renegades BBL/WBBL teams as well as lead Dietitian for the AFL and AFLW Academy programs.

Other experiences have included leading the Performance Nutrition program at the VFL Sandringham Zebras for ten seasons, assisting the St Kilda AFL and AFLW Football Club Nutrition programs and workshops to elite Ballet, Swimming, Netball and Gymnastics programs.

Memberships:

2008 – present: Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) – Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and Accredited Nutritionist (AN)

2008 – present: Sports Dietitians Australia – Advanced Sports Dietitian (Adv SD)

2015 – present: Professionals in Nutrition for Exercise and Sports (PINES)

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