How To Grow An Athlete
From Playground to Podium

How to Grow an Athlete: From Playground to Podium is every parent's dream 'go to' book to help maximise your child's growth and development and improve both sporting and academic performance. Exploring a wide range of health, food, sporting and academic advice, this ground-breaking book is by well-known dietitian and nutritionist, Lea Stening. Lea has more than 40 years of experience working in sports nutrition and paediatrics.Lea has worked in all areas of school sporting codes and also nationally at high performance and academy levels including New Zealand Cricket, New Zealand Rowing, and New Zealand Paralympian sports. Although How to Grow an Athlete: From Playground to Podium focuses on children and sports nutrition, the basic themes that encourage healthy eating can be applied to the whole family."This book is relevant for us all - coaches, sports doctors, nutritionists, athletes and parents." Dr Geoff Buckett, Medical Director, Eating Disorders Service Northside West Clinic, Sydney.For reviews and interviews go to the following links:https://www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/post/interview-lea-stening-talks-about-how-to-grow-an-athletehttps://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018868390/fueling-athletes-of-all-ageshttps://metropol.co.nz/nutrition-and-sports/www.leastening.comALL REFERENCE TABLES AND GRAPHS, RECIPES AND FURTHER READING ARE PROVIDED IN THE EXTENSIVE ATTACHED PDF