09/11/2025
🌿 GUT HEALTH = PERFORMANCE POWER 🌿
Your gut isn’t just where food is digested — it’s your body’s control centre for energy, immunity, hormones, and recovery. 💥
When your gut microbiome is thriving, your training performance, mental focus, and recovery all improve.
When it’s off balance, fatigue, inflammation, bloating, and slower recovery can creep in. 😩
Here’s why your gut health matters when training for performance 👇
💛 1️⃣ Nutrient Absorption:
A healthy gut ensures you’re actually absorbing the protein, carbs, and micronutrients you fuel with — not just tracking them.
💛 2️⃣ Hormone Regulation:
Your gut bacteria help metabolise estrogen and cortisol — key hormones for strength, recovery, and stress resilience.
💛 3️⃣ Immune Function:
Over 70% of your immune system lives in your gut. A strong microbiome helps you stay healthy through heavy training blocks.
💛 4️⃣ Inflammation & Recovery:
A balanced gut reduces systemic inflammation, supporting faster muscle repair and less post-training soreness.
💛 5️⃣ Mind–Body Connection:
Your gut communicates with your brain via the vagus nerve — impacting motivation, mood, and focus during training.
Feed your gut, fuel your gains.
Support it with:
🥦 Wholefoods & fibre
🫐 Colourful plant variety (eat the rainbow!)
🥣 Fermented foods (yoghurt, kefir, kimchi, sauerkraut)
💧 Hydration & electrolytes
🚫 Less processed food, alcohol, and unnecessary antibiotics
Your gut is your foundation for performance — when you take care of it, every rep, run, and recovery gets better. 💪
