Our comprehensive sports science services include individual sports nutrition support and comprehensive body composition analysis. These services optimize your athletic performance, improve overall health, and support your specific goals. We provide individualized nutrition planning and guidance tailored to your unique needs and objectives.
Our body composition analysis uses Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) which is the most accurate method for body composition analysis. A DEXA test measures your unique body composition and helps determine your personal caloric requirements. It provides an accurate assessment of your body composition and helps you and your care team to better plan and evaluate your nutrition and training progress.
Our sports science services are provided by performance nutritionist Alan Kenny.
A referral from a physician is not required to receive an appointment with our sports nutrition services.
DEXA
Our body composition analysis uses DEXA, which is the most accurate method for body composition analysis based on a three-compartment model that measures bone mineral content, fat mass and fat-free mass. DEXA is the most accurate way to measure body composition. This scan measures various data points such as bone mineral density, body fat percentage and muscle distribution. After completing the scan our nutritionist can work with you to:
- Provide nutritional guidance based on your individual resting metabolic rate
- Assess your muscular health via markers such as total lean mass, relative skeletal muscle index and your muscle distribution at an accuracy level superior to any other scale or testing available
- Assess your metabolic health via markers such as body fat, visceral fat and fat distribution and metabolic health
- Evaluate your bone mineral density and provide nutrition guidance to combat age-induced bone loss
- Note: A different scan is needed for a diagnostic assessment of bone density
Please note that DEXA scans do subject you to small amounts of radiation. A whole-body scan produces a level of radiation equivalent to flying by airplane from Vancouver to Toronto.
Read here for DEXA Booking Instructions
24 Hours Before the Test
- Do not exercise within 12 hours prior the test and don’t do any heavy workouts within 24 hours of the test.
- Eat normally and drink adequate amounts of water to maintain normal hydration levels.
- Don’t consume any alcohol.
- Avoid taking creatine supplementation.
- Avoid any other activities that induce excessive sweating such as sauna or being out in the sun for too long.
Arriving to the Test
- Wear comfortable clothing with no metal (including zippers, clasps, rivets and buckles).
- Minimize metallic jewelry. You will have to remove it for the test. Inform the test administrator if you have any metal in your body, such as a pin or replacement joint.
- Do not have this test performed if you are pregnant.
- Do not get nuclear scans or any scans requiring ingested, intravenous or injected dyes within two weeks.
Morning Scans
- Fast overnight. No food or fluids from the time that you wake up on the morning of your scan. You can eat and drink after your scan.
Afternoon Scans
- Overnight fasting is generally not recommended if you are having an afternoon scan. Fast for at least four hours before your afternoon scan.
- Please keep an exact record of any fluids and foods that you consume on the morning of an afternoon scan. Consume fluids as needed to maintain normal hydration levels.
Follow-Up Scans
- Keep to your usual routine to the 24 hours before your baseline test. Eat, exercise and hydrate at the same time and try to come at similar times of the day as your last scan.
Nutrition
We will conduct a consultation where we assess your current eating patterns, discuss your exercise schedule and establish your specific nutrition goals. A personalized performance nutrition plan will be developed which can include the following:
- Performance nutrition (recreational and competitive athletes)
- Body composition changes (fat loss, muscle building)
- Training diet, competition nutrition (pre, post, during event)
- Performance and health supplementation
- Detailed dietary analysis
- Recovery optimisation
- Short- and long-term nutrition planning
- Teenage athlete development, if applicable
- Hydration
- General health conditions – obesity, metabolic syndrome, prediabetes, dyslipidemia, etc.
- Performance nutrition behaviours advice – cooking, grocery shopping, etc.
Service Fees
Nutrition – initial consultation (60 mins) – $175
DEXA scan (30 mins) – $225
Nutrition follow-up consultation (45 mins) – $125
DEXA scan with nutrition consultation (60 mins) – $275
Contact us for special group discount rates.
For those with extended medical coverage which includes nutrition (not dietetics) Alan’s Canadian Nutrition Association number for claims is NN0805.