NUTRITION & WELLNESS EDUCATion
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My sports Journey
I have been involved in sports since the age of 5! That’s over 40 years of experience in sports at varying capacities from youth athletics to Olympic Champion, World Record Holder, & International Swimming Hall of Fame Member to motivational speaker, mentor, & educator.
Most of my childhood was spent alternating between practice, school, sleeping, eating, and then repeating it all the next day. My parents did the best they could to support me, but the knowledge they had was limited. Years of training without proper recovery strategies, lack of nutritional awareness, and zero attention to my emotional and spiritual needs left me sick and tired.
If I only knew then what I know now…
Hi, I’m Anita!
I’m a Certified Holistic Nutrition Specialist and Educator and Functional Nutrition & Wellness Expert who had to go through a major health breakdown to understand the powerful role our well-being plays in our lives. Life as I knew it came to a screeching halt after winning a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal and breaking World Records in the 1992 Olympic Games.
The elite, Olympic-level body I once experienced was gone, and fatigue, despair, and chronic illness had taken its place during a decade of “mystery illnesses” that followed my Olympic debut. There were days I’d sleep for 13 hours and still wake up exhausted. I experienced recurring colds, flus, and body aches along with chronic sinus infections.
The Struggle was Real!
I went to every major health institution in the U.S. and got no answers for almost 10 years!
Chronic sickness became my new normal. I was on one antibiotic after the other with ZERO success. Watch my video below to see more.
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The Lesson
All of my suffering during that time served a HUGE PURPOSE. I learned that we have nothing without our health, vitality, and intuition.
Other than diagnosing me with chronic fatigue syndrome, doctors couldn’t help me. With unrelenting determination, I set out to resolve my own health problems.
I didn’t understand it then, but my endless drive to get to the bottom of my health issues gave birth to my life purpose: to help others feel and perform their best in sports and life. To help young athletes maximize their health & performance and awaken their intuition is my passion.
My healing began by making the connection between what I ate and how I felt. Once I made this connection, my health began to shift. I grew up on Fruity Pebbles, fish sticks, and my mom’s chicken pot pie – a very standard American upbringing. I had to go through a major transformation, a mindset shift, and much more to recover my health, which gave me the ability to help others make that same shift.
My mindset shift around food was the beginning of a decade-long quest to heal myself–top to bottom and inside and out.
Core Beliefs & Mission
Through my programs and signature Power Plate Formula® for mealtime success, I give athletes, parents of athletes, and coaches a forward-thinking approach to athlete fueling, recovery, and mental preparedness for sustained high performance.
I help athletes tap into the one missing link that rarely gets talked about in athletic circles, their health! It’s just assumed athletes know how to care for themselves and they don’t.
A 5D Athlete seeks higher knowledge and wants to be their best, physically, mentally, and emotionally. They understand our core tenants of abundance, alignment, well-being, intuition, & expansion and want to take care of their health on a new level.
Did you know that most of the D1 & Professional Athletes that I’ve worked with over the last 20+ years can’t tell me one thing they learned about nutrition and wellness during their 4-5 year stint in college and professional programs? This breaks my heart! How could this be? There is something wrong with our sport’s systems.
The standard one-hour talk with a take-home PDF from a Nutritionist isn’t enough- yet this is the extent of most athletes’ experience with nutrition, even at the highest levels. I’ve created a complete educational curriculum for those who are seeking a new way. My formulas and systems work for busy schedules and the real-life challenges and demands of training for your sport at any level.
The 5D Athlete mission is to fully educate, empower, & support athletes throughout the country with cutting-edge health and wellness information and products specifically created for athletes. When an athlete feels their best, mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually, they perform their best.
We make FOOD FIRST our mission and wellness our priority here at 5D Athlete. Join us, we’d love to have you in our community.
THE OFFICIAL BIO
Anita swept the cycle (gold, silver, and bronze) at the 1992 Olympics, is an Elite member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, and spent three NFL seasons as a Nutrition Consultant & Wellness Coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Challenged by a series of “mystery illnesses” following the 1992 Olympics, Anita rediscovered her health through food. After working with top-tier high-performers like athletes and corporate executives for the last 20+ years, Anita founded Champion Power Programs & 5D Athlete, where she teaches and coaches other high-performers on how to reach and stay at the top of their game using her signature Power Plate Formula® and other wellness strategies for sustained health and success.
40+ years of experience in sports
Certified Holistic Nutrition Specialist
Certified Life Coach
Certified Essential Oil Coach
Corporate Speaker
Corporate Wellness Program Creator
Nutrition & Wellness Coach to Olympians, UFC Fighters, NFL Players, Fit from Foodies, and Teen Athletes
