Get the most out of yourself by teaming up with Core Health Collaborative at the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships.

Core Health Collaborative is a sports nutrition service run by the company’s founder, April Valenzuela (pictured above) – an HCPC and SENR registered clinical and sports dietitian.

She holds a first-class master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Nottingham, has over three years of NHS clinical experience and works with athletes at all levels, including England No 1 Tin-Tin Ho.

“I have enjoyed working with April so far. We have been working on ways to optimise my nutrition to enable me to have the best performance possible. We have been focusing on WTT events where there are lots of matches so it’s important to fuel properly so I can stay focused and perform my best.” – Tin-Tin Ho

About Core Health Collaborative

Core Health Collaborative provides science-backed, personalised nutrition support for health, wellbeing and sports performance. Its work combines clinical dietetics with performance nutrition, with services aimed at individual athletes, teams and clubs, and people seeking better energy and long-term health.

For table tennis players competing at the National Championships, these services could be especially useful. The company offers support with hydration, recovery strategies, concentration and sustaining energy levels, all of which matter in a sport that demands repeated high-quality efforts, sharp decision-making and consistent focus across training and matches. 

Core Health Collaborative offer performance plans which include detailed food diary analysis and personalised strategies to build strength, recover faster, have sharper focus and improve session quality for better results on the table.

On Friday and Saturday at the Nationals, April will be available to talk all things nutrition with players and spectators and will have some performance boosting snacks to keep players fuelled!

For more information, players can contact Core Health Collaborative by email at [email protected] or through the company website, where they can request a free discovery call at https://www.corehealthcollaborative.com/