Athletes

For many athletes, health is not simply about feeling well — it directly affects performance, recovery and longevity in sport.

 

Earlier in my career, I spent seven years travelling full-time with professional golfers, working as part of their support teams during tournaments and training periods.

 

In that environment, the focus was rarely on dramatic changes.

Instead, we made small, carefully timed adjustments to lifestyle, recovery, nutrition and training load.

 

Over time, these incremental improvements produced meaningful changes in performance.

 

Although I no longer travel with teams in that capacity, I still work with a small number of professional athletes who continue to consult with me remotely or during periods when they are in the UK.

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For these athletes, the focus is typically on maintaining resilience, managing recovery and ensuring that health supports performance over the long term.

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How I work with athletes

Athletes typically work with me through the reFocus programme.

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This one-to-one format allows us to adapt the work around:

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• training schedules

• competition periods

• travel commitments

• recovery cycles

 

The structure remains the same as for other clients — careful assessment, structured strategy and regular review — but the priorities often centre around:

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• recovery and resilience

• energy availability

• injury prevention

• sustainable training load

 

Testing may play a role, but the emphasis remains on understanding the broader context of health and performance.

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A different perspective on performance

Working with elite athletes taught me that the most important improvements often come from strengthening the foundations of health.

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Sleep, nutrition, recovery and stress regulation influence performance far more than most athletes initially expect.

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For this reason, the same principles that support recovery from illness often also support sustained athletic performance.

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Working together

Athletes interested in working together typically begin in the same way as other clients - with the CHEQ assessment and an initial consultation.

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From there, we determine whether the reFocus programme is appropriate and how it might be structured around your sporting commitments.

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