New Horizons

It has long been my ambition to provide both clients & consumers with a personally chosen range of supplements and so I’ve spent the last few months researching the market to source a collection of premium, nutritional supplements that not only support a healthy lifestyle, but enable those, serious about their sport, to reach their peak performance.   My aim is to be able to provide the consumer with the facts they need to make informed choices regarding the supplements they require for their particular sport; after all the nutritional needs of cyclists are very different to the nutritional needs of weight lifters – each and every person is an individual and needs to be treated as such!

We all know that we should be consuming a nutrient-dense diet to provide us with the spectrum of both macro & micronutrients our bodies need on a daily basis, but this can often prove difficult with work & commitments that dominate our busy day-to-day lives.  For athletes or those training on a regular basis it can prove even more challenging to achieve the nutrients their bodies need to ensure they stay healthy & hydrated, thus enabling them to train, reach their goals, recover & repeat.  For this reason, the majority of sportspersons will aim to optimise their diets through the use of supplements; however, this can become problematic when they have little or no nutritional knowledge or access to a professional for help or advice.  We are all too well aware of the recent articles in the press over the use of banned substances, used to try to enhance sporting performance, and this can often worry those taking supplements, as they ask themselves “is what I’m taking a high-quality product and what’s more - is it safe”?   As a keen runner and exerciser, this situation has long concerned me, as I see people in the gym consuming protein shakes with absolutely no idea of what their individual needs are and certainly no idea of what’s in the product they are regularly ingesting.

That’s why I’ve chosen the Klean Athlete range! 

The Klean Athlete Range

Klean Athlete is made by Douglas Laboratories, backed by more than 50 years of industry leading experience and each product in the range is tested and certified by the NSF Certified for Sport program; this means that every product that carries the NSF mark has undergone stringent laboratory testing to confirm that it is safe, pure and free from banned substances.

You’ll see from the product photos that the range includes a multivitamin and mineral, due to the vitamin A content, this isn’t yet available in the EU, our tolerable intake levels are lower than those of the USA, so I’ve spent a long time choosing a multi-nutrient formula, Ultra Preventive X, to complement the range; this is a premium product, one I’ve been taking myself for the last fortnight and I’m very impressed.   

 

I’m also very excited about the Ultra Protein Plus, a nutritionally fortified vegan protein supplement and I’ve also included a high-strength omega 3 supplement to compliment the range; those of you who know me, will also know that I’m passionate about the essential fatty acids, having spent many years researching their amazing health benefits.  I’ll be posting the product descriptions/ingredients for each individual supplement on the blog over the next week.

 

Whilst searching for product images to be able to show you the complete Klean Athlete range, I stumbled across a fabulous blog by a lady called Meredith Atwood; It’s entitled “Swim Bike Mom” and hers is one of the most incredible & inspirational stories I’ve ever read.  Working full time with a family, she decided to become a triathlete and earlier this year completed the Ironman Coeur d’Alene – 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and 26.2 mile run – not for the fainthearted!!!  Take a look at what this amazing lady has to say about the Klean products.  The next time I come home from work and tell myself I’m too tired to train, I’m going to think of her!

My chosen products are available on ebay and via the Health & Beauty category on Amazon, so please do take a look; I aim to add to the product range over the forthcoming weeks, but in the meantime,  if you’re going to take a supplement to enhance a healthy lifestyle, make sure you take the best!