KYLA CHANNELL
NR Founder, Degreed Sports Nutritionist
- MS Nutrition & Human Performance with Honors
- BS Clinical Dietetics, UC Davis
- Owner and Founder of Nutritional Revolution
- International Olympic Committee (IOC) Diploma in Sports Nutrition
- Degreed Sports Nutrition Practitioner
- 15 years coaching endurance athletes, from first race to Olympians and world champions
You did the work. Months of early alarms, long rides and hard intervals. Then race day falls apart at hour four: a stomach that shuts down, legs that go empty, a fueling plan that was never built for you. Kyla has watched it happen to athletes at every level, and it is exactly why she does this work: so the fitness you built actually shows up on race day.
Kyla Channell is a sports nutritionist and the founder of Nutritional Revolution. She holds a Master of Science in Nutrition & Human Performance with honors, a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Dietetics from UC Davis, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Diploma in Sports Nutrition. For 15 years she has coached endurance athletes, from gravel racers and ultrarunners to marathoners and triathletes, and has been trusted by Olympians, world champions, world-record holders and professional athletes. Her approach is periodized fueling, individualized sweat and fueling protocols, and plans grounded in the latest peer-reviewed research.
After UC Davis, Kyla worked under Dr. Stacy Sims studying sex differences in sport, and her master's thesis focused on training stress and menstrual dysfunction, so female athletes get plans built around their physiology. Away from work you will find her gravel riding, mountain biking and running in Marin County, volunteering at her local animal shelter, or hosting the Nutritional Revolution podcast.
HOW KYLA HELPS ENDURANCE ATHLETES
- Race-day fueling plans: the right carbs per hour for your distance, so you finish strong
- Gut training for athletes whose stomach shuts down mid-race
- Sweat testing and hydration plans for hot, long and high-altitude events
- Recovering from underfueling and RED-S, and rebuilding energy and performance
- Fueling female athletes through the menstrual cycle, perimenopause and menopause
- Changing body composition without losing fitness, timed to the right part of your season
Kyla keeps current with monthly conferences and webinars from leading sports nutrition researchers. See her full continuing education log.
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WHAT KYLA’S CLIENTS SAY
Even though the conditions were really challenging, I was able to have fuel in the system at all times. It really prepared me for a long, hard solo effort at hour 7 of 8 and I caught 3rd place and sprinted for a solid 3rd spot on the podium. If I hadn’t been fueling properly there is no way I would’ve had that energy so late in the cold, rainy race!
Pro Gravel Cyclist Sarah Sturm, Levi’s Gran Fondo
Kyla created a plan specifically for me and my training loads/stresses seamlessly integrating the need to shift my body composition from that of a swimmer to that of a triathlete while maintaining my training load. I love that weight is only one aspect of her nutritional program – she focuses on how you are FEELING – how hungry you have been, how much stress have you been under, how many hours of sleep you are getting, how your clothes are fitting, etc. I lost weight while performing better than I ever had under Kyla’s watchful eye. Her approach and genuine care for each of her clients helped me go from elite amateur triathlete to Professional Triathlete. I couldn’t have done it without her!
Laurence, Professional Triathlete
Kyla has had a profound impact on my nutrition and race fueling this year. I have experienced significant GI issues during long events for more than 20 years. This year, with the gut training protocol gradually building a higher level of the hydration and calories being consumed during the race, combined with the race week protocols making sure I get all the right supplements loaded pre-race, I have not experienced a single race with any GI distress.
Rick W. – 67 y/o Triathlete, North Carolina, USA
4 Month Progress Report: I’m overall pleased with the progress, in that I’ve *never* progressed at all in this area in my life, so I’ll take it. Biggest win is that I no longer have a bloodlust for sugar. I used to have uncontrollable sugar binges. I knew it was making my aesthetic worse, but I literally could not stop them. Another win is that I don’t feel like I’m on Diet Island, unable to do anything with family/friends because I need to go eat 3 oz of an air cooled chicken and one carrot stick.
Taking supplements like clockwork. Never miss those. Keeping momentum. Previously I’d had this do or die approach and if I had an off day, workouts or eating, the train went off the tracks. This is sustained momentum for me which is good.
Taking supplements like clockwork. Never miss those. Keeping momentum. Previously I’d had this do or die approach and if I had an off day, workouts or eating, the train went off the tracks. This is sustained momentum for me which is good.
Dan W. – Trail Ultrarunner, California, USA
I knew it would be essential to have someone I trust & also be honest with if I was to going to really have a go at doing things right. I think for anyone in sports the right team, whether be coach, nutritionist etc has to be people you trust for it to work. I chose Kyla because of the sports science side of things, I needed a different approach given my background then to focus on food, instead I needed it to be a about performance, thinking this way and Kyla’s in depth knowledge and more scientific approach really motivated me, excited me and earned my trust rather trying to fight it.
Felicity (Flick) J. – Professional Triathlete, Australia
I started working with Kyla to help me properly fuel my training & racing and lose some fat. She helped me understand what macronutrients I needed and when, and that carbs are not evil…. They just need to be appropriately timed. Her plan was customized for me and my exact training schedule so that workouts and recovery were optimized. The results have been nothing short of amazing! I lost 16 lbs in 4 months (mostly fat!) which is roughly 10% of my starting weight. I feel great and looking forward to improved race performance this season with less weight to carry on the bike. I definitely couldn’t have done it without her!
K.D. – Triathlete
I would recommend NR service because of the high attention to detail, quick responses and follow ups, and incredible knowledge of female-specific nutrition and sport. It’s obvious that the team cares deeply about their clients’ success!
Angela – Marathon Runner
Kyla’s expertise and guidance have been amazing over the nine months that I’ve been working with her. For the past 25 years I’ve been an avid recreational runner and continue to race in half-marathons and up to 50k distance, but I was never intentional about my nutrition and hydration until I found Nutritional Revolution. Having pre and post-race sessions with Kyla to really discuss the details, ask any questions and tweak my plan where needed has been immensely helpful. Kyla is always super responsive and supportive. She has also provided me with essential non-performance related guidance around pre/post-surgery nutrition and other health goals. I’m incredibly grateful!
Rachel, Marathon Runner
Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU for taking me through this learning journey about nutrition for running. I’ve learned so much from you and feel confident on how to fuel properly! Made so many changes and definitely seen improvements on how I feel and how I’ve performed. I will for sure take what I’ve learned and apply it to my HM training! Feel great knowing I’m armed with the tools I need to tackle my 2nd HM!!! THANK YOU AGAIN!!
J.C., Runner
Thanks again NR—as an M.D., I greatly appreciate the well researched and synthesized/packaged information that you provide. You help me keep up to date and are one of my top sources for nutritional information
