Ellie Shea
MSc Applied Sport & Exercise Nutrition, BSc Sport & Exercise Science, accredited ISAK member, Level 3 Personal Trainer, Level 2 Gym Instructing, pending Centre for Integrative Sports Nutrition (CISN) completion
Co-Founder of AE Sports Nutrition, a trusted sports nutrition company offering one-to-one & team consultancy services, as well as online programmes.
My qualifications
A registered sports nutritionist (SENr) with an interest in team sports and youth athletes. Ellie is also a level 3 personal trainer and an accredited member of ISAK. Ellie completed her undergraduate degree at University of Gloucestershire where her interest in nutrition was sparked. She went on to study her Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise nutrition at Oxford Brookes University. Ellie is committed to ongoing learning and is currently studying with the Centre for Integrative Sports Nutrition (CISN). Ellie has played field hockey from 11 years old at school, progressing to the regional performance centre with England Hockey, and now with Cheltenham Ladies 1st team. Ellie’s personal experience as a youth athlete, with minimal nutritional support, is what motivates her desire to help youth athletes perform at their absolute best as a result of individualised nutritional support - with the athlete’s health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.
My approach
At AE Sports Nutrition, we have a passion for food, health and sport. We also had a belief that people giving advice should be qualified to do so. Co-founder Adam and I met after we had both finished our MSc in nutrition. Both practising in the same area, we saw that there was an opportunity to come together to provide expert nutrition services for all. We also felt that we would be well placed to support younger athletes where the importance of food and nutrition goes beyond performance and goes to the heart of health itself. We set up the company to provide expert consultancy service to professional sports teams, excellent individual support of elite athletes and using the skills we have learnt so far in our academic and professional careers to offer a unique online based nutrition programme for the stars of the sporting future. We want to make eating nourishing nutritionally dense foods easy for everyone. Supporting the health of the athlete is the best approach to helping them perform to the best of their ability. Research now tells us that playing sport affects the body in different ways, kick starting pathways that can lead to adaptations that enhance or potentially hinder performance. At AE Sports Nutrition we want to show you how to eat to support these processes putting you in step with your body not against it.
My favourite Zooki
My favourite Zooki product is the Omega-3 Zooki. I hate the size & taste of the standard omega-3 capsules, so it is very refreshing to enjoy the taste and not dread taking a daily supplement! I can confidently say I will never go back to the standard omega-3 capsules and will be ordering Omega-3 Zooki on subscription!