Sports Nutrition Webinar

Dr. Christopher Rosimus, SportD, MSc is a registered sports and exercise nutritionist with over 10 years’ experience providing performance nutrition support to elite, professional and recreational athletes. Chris is currently Head of Performance Nutrition at the English Football Association (FA), where he is responsible for the strategic direction of performance nutrition across the men’s pathway, whilst maintaining direct delivery to the senior teams. Prior to the FA, Dr. Christopher spent six years with the English Institute of Sport (EIS), working as Performance Nutritionist for the England Cricket team. He has previously provided nutrition support to England Squash, Leicester City F.C, Aston Villa F.C, Nottingham Forest F.C and ONE Pro cycling, alongside a part-time lecturing position in sports nutrition with Manchester Metropolitan University. Chris has also served as a performance nutritionist at IMG Academies in Florida and worked as a nutritionist in Abu Dhabi with Manchester United Soccer Schools

Konstantinos Xenos is a Clinical Dietitian – Nutritionist, born in Athens. He holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Nutrition and Dietetics from Leeds Metropolitan University (now Leeds Beckett University) and holds two Master’s degrees: one in Clinical Dietetics from the same institution, and another in Nutritional Medicine from the University of Surrey. The postgraduate program in Nutritional Medicine at the University of Surrey is widely considered the world’s leading program of its kind, with only a few Greek scientists having completed it.

He holds a PhD from the Department of Pharmacy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). His doctoral thesis is titled: “Investigation of the Effect of a Fixed Oral Dose of 3000 IU Vitamin D3 Dietary Supplement Spray on Obesity Markers and the Role of Genetic Polymorphisms.”

From 2003 to 2007, he served as the Head of the Dietetics Department at the “IASO GENERAL” clinic. His deep expertise and involvement in nutritional genetics and nutritional genomics led him to establish the first specialized department of its kind within a private clinic. Since June 2007, he has been leading the Nutrigenetics and Nutrition Research Department at the “ATHENS EUROCLINIC”.

In parallel, he runs his private practice as a Clinical Dietitian – Nutritionist (holding a professional license equivalent to Harokopio University).

He has served as a member of organizing committees for dozens of conferences and international scientific events in the field. Over the last 20 years, he has continuously stayed at the forefront of scientific progress by actively participating in all major global conferences on nutrition, clinical dietetics, and obesity.

Theodoros Koutrakos is a Clinical Dietitian – Nutritionist, serving as the Head of the Nutrition Department at the Athens Medical Center Clinic in Marousi. He is also the Scientific Director of patient catering for both the General and Pediatric clinics, as well as the group’s regional clinics in Attica. From 2014 to 2022, he served as the Scientific Director of the Dietetics Department at the “Gaia” Maternity Clinic.

With a Master’s degree from the University of Glasgow Medical School, extensive clinical experience, and studies completed in both Greece and the United Kingdom, he manages a wide spectrum of clinical cases for both adults and children, alongside cases in Clinical Sports Nutrition.

He completed postgraduate training in infant and child nutrition at Boston University School of Medicine (2017) and the University of Munich (2019) respectively.

Furthermore, he has significant teaching and academic experience, having worked as a lecturer and clinical practice supervisor in dietetics at private colleges operating in collaboration with UK higher education institutions.

He is an active member of both the Panhellenic Association of Dietitians-Nutritionists and the British Dietetic Association, and regularly contributes articles to both print and digital media.

Foteini Athanasopoulou earned her Bachelor’s degree from the School of Health Science & Education, in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Harokopio University. She continued her education by completing a Master’s program in Sports Sciences, specializing in Sports Nutrition, at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

She works with individuals of all ages, providing nutritional guidance for weight management, the treatment of metabolic disorders, and athletic performance enhancement. As a boxing athlete herself, she deeply understands the constantly evolving nutritional needs of athletes and the practical challenges of their daily schedules. For this reason, she ensures that her guidance is not only highly effective but also easy to implement.

At the same time, her passion for staying updated and sharing the latest scientific data in the field of nutrition has led her to deliver lectures to sports clubs and participate as a speaker in educational programs both in Greece and abroad. Her goal is to guide individuals toward achieving their personal goals while fostering a healthy relationship with food.

Dr. Athanasios Doumigeris (Douligeris) is a graduate of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Sports Nutrition from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Harokopio University of Athens and a PhD from the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics at the International Hellenic University (IHU), specializing in “Sports Nutrition and Athletic Performance Enhancement.” He is also a Certified Sports Nutritionist by the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN, USA).

He is the Director of Studies at the Academy of Sports Nutrition (UK) and the Founder of both the “Peak Performance” Sports Nutrition & Exercise Center and the sports supplement company “Biomax Performance Nutrition.”

He serves as an athletic performance specialist for professional sports clubs and has been working with professional athletes for over 10 consecutive years. His innovative training methods, combined with a holistic approach to sports nutrition and recovery, have led many of his athletes to numerous successes and medal wins in Panhellenic Championships.

He collaborates with the School of Sports Science at Mediterranean College and the International Hellenic University on innovative research projects in Nutrition & Exercise, and he is the main creator of the PPTs (Peak Performance Training) Athletic Performance Enhancement Program.