Rebecca Dent

RD, BSc (Hons), MSc, IOC Dip

DYMONDstrength Associate Tutor 

Rebecca has worked within Elite sport for the past 4years gaining most of this experience working at Sportscotland Institute of sport (SIS). She was involved in supporting athletes towards and at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010. During her time at SIS Rebecca worked within a vast array of sports including swimming, wrestling, weight lifting, netball, badminton, Curling, Skiing, paralymic athletes, light weight rowing and canoeing.

In October 2010 graduated with a nutrition diploma with the International Olympic Committee making her an internationally recognised Performance Nutritionist.

She currently runs her own consultancy business clients include the GB climbing teams, GB ski teams and individual elite and amateur athletes. She has also written the core nutrition module for the British Association of Snow-sport instructors (BASI). She has a particular interest in nutrition at extreme environments and is involved in reviewing and updating a paper on hydration ‘a challenge at altitude’. Rebecca lectures on nutrition for BASI and in private schools.

Rebecca is also a registered Dietitian with nearly 10years experience working in the NHS and private sector. She has specialised in weight management and diabetes and continues to keep her clinical skills up to date working as a locum dietitian.