ALL INFORMATION THE POWER PLAY WAS SOURCED
FROM A NUMBER OF REPUTABLE SOURCES, INCLUDING:
THE EXPERT BRAIN OF CRISTINA SUTTER:
(Nutrition) Cristina Sutter is a Registered Dietitian with over ten years of experience providing nutrition
counseling. She has a Masters degree in Nutrition from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor’s degree in
kinesiology from SFU and is a certified personal trainer. Cristina is a sport dietitian whose clients include
the Vancouver Canucks, Canadian Olympic athletes, as well as recreational athletes. She has been a university
instructor since 2006, teaching the fourth-year sport nutrition course at UBC and SFU. Cristina has
personally competed in rowing, swimming and the Vancouver marathon.
Cristina has helped hundreds of individuals manage their chronic disease with proven dietary strategies. As
a mother, she enjoys working with kids of all ages and is able to introduce vegetables to even the pickiest
eaters. Cristina is highly skilled at assessing the relationship between self-esteem, stress and eating behaviours
and she has helped many clients to understand and overcome their emotional relationship with food.
This unique blend of exercise and nutrition background allows her to design a complete lifestyle plan for
her clients to achieve their health goals. Cristina’s specialties include Children & youth, Chronic disease,
Emotional eating, Healthy weight, Irritable bowel syndrome, Food allergies, Pregnancy and Sport nutrition.
THE EXPERT BRAIN OF ROGER TA KAHASHI:
(Fitness) Roger Takahashi has been the Vancouver Canucks Strength and Conditioning Coach since June 2003. His
responsibilities include specialized hockey conditioning and nutrition programs in-season and off-season, as well
as recovery programs for injured players to ensure they return to the Canucks lineup in top physical condition.
In addition to training Canucks players, Takahashi is also responsible for training players with the Canucks
top minor league affiliates, the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League and players of the
Victoria Salmon Kings of the East Coast Hockey League. Takahashi works closely with Vancouver’s young
prospects to educate them on nutrition and the training commitment required at the elite NHL level.
Takahashi graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Science in Science and a Bachelor
of Science in Honours Kinesiology in 1991. He has written articles and given talks regarding injury prevention
as well as sports training and has lectured at the university level at both Simon Fraser University and the
University of British Columbia. He is actively involved in the Canucks Centre for BC Hockey programs as
well as with the Strength and Conditioning Coaches of the NHL. He is a member of the British Columbia
Association of Kinesiologists, the Sports Medicine Council of British Columbia, and the National Strength
and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.
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