About Me
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Lena Ronge, MD, MSc
Paediatrician, Clinical Epidemiologist and Health Coach
I am a medical doctor and qualified paediatrician, trained in Germany and working in paediatrics for many years. After relocating to South Africa, I conducted clinical research at Stellenbosch University, where I also completed my Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology in December 2020. Recently I finished training at PreKure, New Zealand, to become a Certified Health Coach.
As a paediatrician, I am dismayed to witness how perfectly healthy, active and happy children often transform into sick, sedentary, sleep-deprived and stressed adults.
And since I have always had a particular interest in nutrition and a healthy lifestyle, I shifted my research to the association between chronic diseases and our everyday lifestyle.
The fact is, there is so much high-quality evidence showing that our current lifestyle - often consisting of poor nutrition, inadequate exercise, lack of sleep and high stress levels - increases our risk for various chronic diseases.
I aim to support you in making sustainable lifestyle changes to achieve your life and health goals.
In 2022 I completed the courses ' The Essentials of Cycling Physiology and Coaching', 'Nutrition Reconsidered', and 'Fuelling For Performance For Endurance Athletes' at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA). I will use the tools and insights from these lectures and my experience from several mountain bike races to help you optimize your nutrition and performance on the bike.