Performance Nutritionist, Adelle Purbrick, started work with the Institute in October 2007, becoming fulltime in January 2008. Adelle acquired her qualification in Dietetics, specialising in Sports Nutrition in Queensland Australia where she worked with the Queensland Academy of Sport and as a Freelance Sports Nutritionist, before moving to the UK year beginning 2006.
Adelle's enthusiasm for sport began playing competitive basketball and in later years extended across all outdoor 'adventure' sports including surfing, alpine sports, rock-climbing, mountaineering, and mountain biking. From a competitive perspective, in addition to basketball, Adelle raced in triathlons and middle distance running and continues to compete in the odd mountain biking, adventure or running race in the UK.
Adelle believes a good training diet and competition nutrition strategy is paramount to health and sport performance for both herself and the athletes she works with.