Performance Nutrition (Virtual)
Personalized, evidence-based nutrition strategies built around your body, your training, and your goals.
HSS Performance Nutrition provides individualized nutrition counseling for athletes and active individuals looking to improve performance, recovery and overall health.
Our sports dietitians consider your training demands, nutrition habits, lifestyle, medical history and performance goals to develop practical strategies that work in real life. When available, HSS performance testing — including resting metabolic rate, metabolic testing and body composition — can be incorporated to further personalize your recommendations.
Depending on your goals, your nutrition plan may address daily fueling, energy and macronutrient needs, nutrient timing, hydration and electrolytes, pre- and post-exercise nutrition, competition fueling, supplements, body composition, recovery and injury support.
The HSS Difference
Nutrition doesn't happen in isolation. When available, your sports dietitian can integrate information from HSS performance assessments — including resting metabolic rate, body composition and exercise metabolic testing — with your nutrition and training history to create more individualized recommendations.
For athletes completing metabolic testing, data such as energy expenditure at different exercise intensities and fuel utilization can help inform training and fueling strategies. HSS specifically describes its metabolic testing as providing caloric expenditure at exercise intensities to inform fueling.
Book a Nutrition Consultation by reaching out to us at 646.797.8005 or sportsperformance@hss.edu. All appointments are virtual via Zoom/Telehealth.
Performance Nutrition may be a good fit for:
- Runners and endurance athletes
- Recreational and competitive athletes
- Athletes looking to improve training and competition fueling
- Individuals pursuing body composition goals
- Athletes returning from or managing an injury
- Individuals struggling with energy, recovery or fueling consistency
- Anyone looking for a personalized approach to nutrition for an active lifestyle
Your first consultation is a comprehensive assessment of your nutrition, training, lifestyle, health history and goals. Together, you and your sports dietitian will identify your highest-priority nutrition opportunities and develop an individualized, practical plan. Depending on your needs, recommendations may include:
- Daily calorie and macronutrient targets
- Meal and snack timing
- Pre/post-workout fueling
- Hydration and electrolytes
- Competition nutrition
- Supplement review
- Recovery strategies
Follow-up visits allow us to evaluate what's working, troubleshoot challenges and adjust your plan as your training and goals evolve.
Services
Initial Nutrition Consultation — 60 minutes | $355
What it is:
A comprehensive one-on-one consultation with a sports dietitian to understand your nutrition habits, training demands, health history, lifestyle and performance goals. Available HSS metabolic or body composition data can also be reviewed and incorporated.
What you'll walk away with:
Clear, individualized nutrition priorities and an actionable plan that may include calorie and macronutrient needs, meal and snack timing, training nutrition, hydration, recovery strategies and supplementation recommendations.
Best for:
Anyone beginning performance nutrition counseling or looking for a comprehensive evaluation of their current fueling strategy.
Optional Add-On: Nutrition Blueprint | $510
Elevate the power of your nutrition consultation by combining it with a Resting Metabolic Rate assessment.
Follow-Up Consultation — 25 minutes | $180
What it is:
A focused follow-up designed to assess progress, troubleshoot challenges and adjust your nutrition strategy as your training, schedule and goals evolve.
What we'll work on:
Review what's working, identify barriers and refine fueling, hydration, recovery, body composition or performance strategies as needed.
Best for:
Existing nutrition clients who want continued guidance, accountability and individualized adjustments.
Fuel Your Run — $900
A personalized sports nutrition program that takes the guesswork out of fueling your training and race day.
Fuel Your Run is designed for runners who want more than a one-time nutrition consultation. Through one 60-minute initial assessment and five follow-up sessions, you'll work with an HSS sports dietitian to build, practice and refine a fueling strategy throughout your training.
Your program may include:
Daily fueling & macronutrient needs
Build a nutrition foundation that supports your training volume and recovery.
Pre- & post-run nutrition
Learn what, how much and when to eat around different types of runs.
Hydration & electrolytes
Develop individualized fluid and electrolyte strategies for training and racing.
Long-run fueling
Practice carbohydrate, fluid and electrolyte intake so your race-day strategy has already been tested in training.
Gut training
Gradually practice your fueling strategy to improve tolerance and confidence.
Race-day planning
Create a detailed fueling and hydration timeline based on your race schedule, logistics and individual needs.
Carbohydrate loading
Develop a practical race-week strategy so you arrive at the start line fueled and prepared.
Best for: Runners preparing for a half marathon, marathon or other endurance event who want structured nutrition support throughout their training cycle.
Personalized Sweat and Hydration Testing
Take the guesswork out of hydration.
Using wearable sweat-sensing technology, athletes can collect individualized data on fluid loss, electrolyte loss and sweat composition during exercise. Your sports dietitian can use these results alongside your training demands and environmental conditions to help develop a personalized hydration strategy.
Nix reports fluid loss rate, electrolyte losses and sweat composition, and can collect data during actual exercise rather than relying solely on a generic hydration equation.
Your results can help determine:
- Approximate fluid losses during exercise
- Electrolyte losses
- How hydration needs change with workout duration/intensity and conditions
- Appropriate fluid replacement targets
- Electrolyte beverage/product selection
- A practical drinking strategy for training and competition
Best for:
Runners, endurance athletes, heavy or salty sweaters, athletes training in heat, athletes unsure how much to drink during exercise, and anyone looking to individualize their hydration strategy.
Price
The cost for this service depends on the needs and wants of the client. Please contact us at 646.797.8005 or sportsperformance@hss.edu for more information.
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