As director of 4thDiscipline I have always had a passion for food and sport.
My path naturally led me to a career as a clinical dietitian and into my passion – SPORT. This became the ethos behind 4thDiscipline; a 4 dimensional approach to nutrition with education and enabling at the heart of what we do.
As an age group endurance triathlete and cyclist; I lead consultations with professional athletes, clinical patients and sporty professionals to leverage knowledge and motivate behaviours to transform personal and athlete development with appropriate goal setting, personal plans and accountability.
I have had a wealth of experience with nutritional support across a wide range of clinical and medical conditions and preparing professional and elite athletes for Tokyo 2021 Olympics and Beijing 2022; and those on the elite triathlon circuit most recently. My clinical work has spanned from Clinical ITUs to working within sports medical teams, medical teams and mental health teams.
FOUNDER
Claire Fudge
Clinical Dietitian and High Performance Nutritionist
BSc RD, Pg. Cert, Adv Dip
Formal Education
Bachelor of Science with Hons Nutrition and Dietetics
King’s College, London
Post-Graduate Certificate Sports and Exercise Nutrition
Coventry University
Awards and Recognition
Registered Dietitian Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Registered High Performance Nutritionist (SENr)
Advanced Diploma Personal Training (Lifetime)
ISAK Anthropometry (ISAK)
Professional Athletes
we support at 4D
Laura Siddall
Professional Triathlete
Laura has a busy pro athlete lifestyle with frequent travel. Laura and Claire are working together to optimise injury recovery and optimising fuelling for sessions and day to day life.
Morgan Pearson
Professional USA Olympic Athlete
Sabrina Stadelmann
Professional Swiss Tri-Athlete
Alysha Krall
Professional USA Tri-Athlete
Georgie Cohen
Professional Israeli Skeleton Athlete
Laura Hillier
Athlete and Lifestyle
Sam
Age Group Championship Endurance Triathlete
Laura has a busy pro athlete lifestyle with frequent travel. Laura and Claire are working together to optimise injury recovery and optimising fuelling for sessions and day to day life.
Heather Ridgus
Age Group Championship Duathlete and Triathlete
Laura has a busy pro athlete lifestyle with frequent travel. Laura and Claire are working together to optimise injury recovery and optimising fuelling for sessions and day to day life.
Joanna
GB Professional Triathlete
Seanin
GB Professional Triathlete
Jodie Stimpson
GB Professional Triathlete
CLAIRE FUDGE
My Guiding Principles
Knowledge and Enabling
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” (Chinese Proverb).
I am passionate about athletes and clients understanding why we do what we do, recognising where, and how changes can be made.
We Are All Human; We Are Individuals
We are guided with equations, metrics, guidelines and protocols backed by the latest science and research. However, nutrition, weight and how our bodies and minds respond are all individual.
I value the time spent getting to really know athletes and clients; their training, symptoms and life pulls. I use my knowledge and experience over the last 17 years as a clinical dietitian, working in sport and as an athlete.
Evidence-Based Science
There are so many mixed messages out there, it can be difficult for athletes and clients to differentiate the fact from the fiction; and how that applies to them. As a clinical dietitian and high-performance nutritionist.
I use the most up to date research and science and apply this knowledge in easy to digest advice to an induvial. Science is there to guide but the practical application is where we use our experience; it is “THEORY VS PRACTICE”.
There Is No Good or Bad
Everybody deserves to enjoy, engage and own their nutrition! Food is not an enemy; it is there to enjoy, to fuel our bodies and ultimately is an untapped resource to accelerate performance in sport and in life.
Medical conditions, restrictive intake or gastrointestinal distress; with careful analysis, knowledge and guidance we establish foods to nourish and fuel.
As Featured In
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How to Eat When You’re Injured
Outside
17 Feb 2021
Dialing in your nutrition when you’re on the couch can be hard, especially for an active person. Here’s what you need to know.
Injury recovery is an uphill battle. You’re burdened by pain, isolated from training partners, inundated with appointments and rehab, worried about your diagnosis (or lack thereof), and sidelined from a sport that you love.
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Dietitian Claire Fudge Talks Nutrition Coaching and The New 4th Discipline...
Dure Magazine
25 October 2020
Do you put time and effort into your sports nutrition to improve performance? Knowing how to fuel for peak...
Body Composition: More Than a Figure on the Scales
Tri 247
14 December 2020
What is Body Composition and how can tracking it help both your health and performance?
How To Eat When You're Injured
Outside
21 Jan 2020
Dialing in your nutrition when you’re on the couch can be hard, especially for an active person. Here’s what you need to know.
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What clients say
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“first year back from a serious injury; Claire was amazing! I can’t wait to carry on working with Claire through the winter to ensure I again make the best out of it and carry on my journey to reach the highest level in my sport”.
Sophie Cook
GB Pole Vaulter -
“alternative approach to dealing with my eating disorder; a level of insight and understanding that has been pivotal in changes to thinking and eating; a background in sport has been a massive help; she appreciates the needs and environment of athletes and how this may play a huge part in eating disorders”.
Jess
Age Group Triathlete -
“helped me more than I could have imagined; unlike any fad diets before; I am leaner and letting my food be the proper energy and recovery source it should be; always supportive, really cares. I love her approach to nutrition; working with what you have to make the best out of your body”.
Vicki
Age Group Triathlete and Cyclist -
“your positivity is highly contagious- I feel better already”
Caroline
Clinical and Triathlete
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