David Bryant, Sports Dietitian, Catalyst Dietitian
It’s the time of year when I am often asked by clients about how to keep training on track over the break, and how to prevent the ‘Christmas bulge.’
On diet, the top questions I receive are:
“What should or shouldn’t I eat at Christmas?”
“Should I eat a low carb diet at Christmas?”
This year, we’re proud to be supporting the Fremantle Foundation and the work it does to help those groups in need in the Fremantle and surrounds. Groups like Fremantle PCYC, Tomorrow Man, Night Hoops, and Ngalla Maya will benefit from your support. Please donate when you register if you can, or use your swim to fundraise. If you have another charity to like to raise funds for, you can set up an Everyday Hero account. Find out more by visiting https://porttopub.com.au/p/fundraising
NUTRITION IGNITION
Sports Dietitian -Catalyst Dietitian
Summer is upon us, which means the Hotel Rottnest 2019 Port to Pub will be here before we know it.
Accumulating as many base miles in the water now are crucial for ensuring you have the endurance and strength towards the back end of the Port to Pub.
The same goes for nutrition, well kind of...
KC Australia
Our premium sponsor KC Australia is once again in charge of all of the Port to Pub’s participant and general merchandise.
WA family owned and operated since 1981, KC Australia is a proud sponsor, supporting partner and supplier to many sporting codes, clubs, businesses, schools and organisationslocally and nationally. KC Australia specialises in uniform and branding solutions for businesses; providing uniform, merchandise and promotional needs with competitive pricing and an extensive product catalogue to suit all requirements and budget.
Explanation: One of the biggest risks in swimming over long distances is hypothermia. Before your Port to Pub swim, it is crucial you know what it is, signs and symptoms, and how to treat it.
Hypothermia is a significant risk for solo swimmers who are in the water for a very long time, but similarly for teams of four and six, whose members are spending a lot of time on the boat and exposed to the wind.
With Port to Pub only 4 weeks away, I am sure you are all well in to your training. As a Sports Physio working in open water swimming, one of the most common problems I see as the athletes ramp up their training load leading in to an endurance event is a progressive tightening of the upper back, called the thoracic spine.
Good flexibility of the thoracic spine is imperative in open water swimming to enable:
You wouldn’t try a new swim stroke on race day, so certainly do not try new foods on race day.
The Port to Pub is rapidly approaching so now is the time to start thinking about the foods you’ll be trying the days before, the night before, the morning of and during the iconic swim.
Race Week
We are so lucky to have the work of Perth-based digital artist Lizzie Marinko feature on the competitor hoodies and towels this year. The piece is created from a photo taken of the 2017 mixed team of four wave start on Leighton Beach.
As a family-owned WA company started in 1979, Scott Print has always looked to give back to the community, and after its support at our inaugural Port to Pub in 2016, we’re thrilled to have the Scotts team back on board as a sponsor again for the third year running!
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