BPSS 2026 – Athlete Health from Nutrition to Performance Symposium Held
BPSS 2026 – Athlete Health from Nutrition to Performance Symposium Held
BPSS 2026 – Athlete Health from Nutrition to Performance Symposium was held on 9 May 2026 at Istanbul Nişantaşı University’s Maslak Campus.
Running from 09:30 to 17:30, the symposium brought together experts in sports, nutrition and performance to share scientific and practical knowledge.
Experts from different disciplines addressed athlete health, nutrition strategies, performance management and recovery processes.
Topics Discussed at the Symposium
- Fascial Chains and Recovery Processes in Athletes – Specialist Physiotherapist Gizem Bilen
- A New Era in Sports Nutrition: Periodisation Rather than a Uniform Diet – Dietitian Dr. Elif Melek Avcı
- Informed Use of Sports Nutrition Products and Hardline Nutrition Product Training – Specialist Dietitian and Psychologist Buket Görenli
- The Hidden Variable in Performance: The Menstrual Cycle and Nutrition Periodisation – Dietitian Aybüke Aydın
- A Systemic Approach to Athletic Performance: Inflammation, the Gut and Metabolic Flexibility – Specialist Dietitian Serkan Aksoy
- Food Intolerance Testing and Elimination Diets in Athletes – Dietitian Uğur Yanık
The symposium examined current approaches to protecting athlete health and improving performance, emphasising the importance of interaction between nutrition, physiotherapy and psychology.
Supported by Hardline as main sponsor and İçim as product sponsor, the event offered participants an instructor-signed participation certificate and an optional internationally accredited, NAC-approved ICC W certificate.
BPSS 2026 was organised as a scientific gathering contributing to the exchange of multidisciplinary approaches to athlete health and performance.
