Ohno and Mancuso on how nutrition fuels peak performance

Former Team USA Olympians Apolo Ohno and Julia Mancuso say proper nutrition is as important as elite training for peak performance. Ohno captured a total of eight medals for Team USA and Mancuso scored another four, and both remain passionate ambassadors for their sports, drawn to the human stories the Games produce.

“Training was the foundation… especially in Olympic seasons,” Ohno says. “I'm no longer a professional athlete… but I'm still training, and I view the nutrition component as being almost equally as important than it is now.” Mancuso adds, “Nutrition plays a huge role.

When I was an athlete, if I wasn't eating well, and I wasn't focusing on nutrition, my body felt it. And now, if I skip a meal and don't focus on nutrition, I really feel it in my mind.” They partnered with Factor for a "Gold Collection" of dietician-approved meals to help simplify daily nutrition.

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