Nutrition
Introducing your Sporting Futures Nutritionist:
Aimee Burns
Aimee is a Qualified Sports Nutritionist. Aimee has completed a Masters in Sports Nutrition, where she investigated the iron supplementation practices of elite endurance athletes, which she was awarded Best Emerging Sport and Exercise Scientist at the Sports Medicine Conference in 2007.
Aimee is the Nutrition Advisor for the Canterbury and Tasman Rugby Union (including the Crusaders, Canterbury and Tasman NPC Teams and both Rugby Academies). Aimee is also a Nutrition Provider for the NZ Academy of Sport South, where she educates some of NZ’s elite carded athletes.
Aimee has also recently been appointed Lead Nutritionist for the Skope Tactix, in Netballs' elite Trans Tasman Netball competition, the ANZ Championships.