Elevate Your Health for Daily Life and Epic Outdoor Adventures

Stop guessing, start thriving with functional nutrition counseling personalized for your body and your outdoor pursuits

It's time to stop second-guessing
your nutrition choices.

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Your performance outdoors starts with the food on your plate—are you fueling for greatness or just getting by?

  • Feeling stuck in your training? Frustrated that your race times, climbing goals, or performance on the trails aren’t where you want them to be?
  • Is your body constantly stiff, sore, and under-recovered, despite all the stretching and recovery tools?
  • What about digestion—are bloating and gut issues disrupting your workouts or even your whole day?
  • And then there’s the relentless fatigue, leaving you drained and struggling to fully show up for your family, work, passions, and yourself.
  • Ladies - are you struggling with period problems (hello PMS and cramps that derail training and daily life) or perimenopause troubles such as poor sleep and frustrating changes in body composition?
  • On top of it all, are you overwhelmed by conflicting nutrition advice, unsure how to fuel your body for peak performance, lasting energy, and long-term health?

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

These challenges are common among outdoor enthusiasts like you. The good news? There’s a way forward. Let’s cut through the noise and help you feel and perform your best with functional nutrition! 

Crush your race goals, send your climbing projects, and achieve your biggest outdoor adventure goals —no more bonking mid-race or mid-climb!

Stay on track even during busy, stressful times without feeling deprived or overwhelmed.
Feel limber and fully recovered after workouts or adventures.
Maintain steady energy levels to tackle training while balancing all the other important aspects of life.
Achieve smooth and reliable digestion
Attain effortless clarity on what to eat—no more overwhelming food decisions or spending hours planning meals.
Save time and avoid frustration by having expert guidance—no more endless Google searches for conflicting nutrition advice.

All while feeling confident about your nutrition—knowing every choice is enhancing your performance (while embracing your love for adventure).

It's time to focus on your nutrition and overall wellbeing.

As your sports nutritionist, I'll be your partner helping you to optimize your nutrition, so you can focus on your mountain adventures.

You'll be able to wake up to new challenges because you're finally fueled and, wait a sec... did you just get even closer to achieving your dream goal?!

With a done-for-you nutrition plan in hand.

Your performance will soar—without nutrition doubts or struggles.

‘Cause you don't have time for uncertainty.

You KNOW your nutrition and well-being can elevate your game.

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KIND WORDS

If I could give Lindsay 10 stars, I would!
She is knowledgeable, responsive, thorough, and beyond competent. She has helped me improve my health through diet and selected supplements.

Katie
Nutrition Client

The Trailblazer Nutrition™ Program

As a busy, motivated outdoor enthusiast, proper nutrition can make or break your health and performance.

My Trailblazer Nutrition™ Program is designed to help outdoor enthusiasts like you achieve sustained energy, smooth digestion, and stress resilience, so you can unlock peak performance and feel your best in daily life and during trail running, mountain biking, climbing, and beyond! 

This step-by-step process is more than a nutrition plan - it’s a personalized, all-in approach to help you achieve your outdoor (and everyday) goals!

Here's how it works:

Trailhead Assessment

Start with a deep dive into YOU. We’ll uncover your unique physiology and nutrition needs to understand what’s holding you back from peak health and performance.

    • Complete my Performance & Wellness Assessment: a comprehensive questionnaire covering your nutrient intake, energy levels, gut health, hormones, sleep, and training.
    • Then, we’ll meet for your Initial Consultation to review your results and set clear, personalized goals for your health and performance.

Peak Performance Panel

Successful nutrition changes start with the right data.

I’ll recommend functional lab tests to analyze key biomarkers that impact energy, recovery, metabolism, and athletic performance. I’ll break down the data and pinpoint EXACTLY what needs to change so you can hit your goals faster.

    • Kickstart your journey with the Genova Metabolomix+ test (a $400 value, included in your program)—a powerful test that pinpoints exactly what your body needs to optimize your nutrition from day one.

Your Nutritional Compass

Your personalized nutrition plan - no one-size-fits-all approaches. Just like you use electrolytes and sports nutrition products to support your training, we’ll incorporate supplements as needed to help you reach your goals. 

Grounded Living

We’ll tackle key factors like sleep and stress management—they’re as vital to your success as what you eat.

Adventure Strategy

Fuel for the trails, peaks, road, and everything in between! We’ll create a custom fueling plan to keep you performing at your best during the toughest challenges.

Continuous Calibration

Stay on track as you grow and evolve.Life changes. Goals shift. Training intensifies. That’s why we’ll regularly revisit and adjust your nutrition and lifestyle strategies to match your progress and evolving needs.

Flow State Partnership

Ready to level up for the long haul? My client membership keeps you moving forward with the latest nutrition science, tips and tools, and plan adjustments.

Why This Process Works

This isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. It’s YOU-specific, grounded in science, and built for sustainable success. Every step is designed to help you achieve your health and performance goals.

Investing in your body is like upgrading your bike or your running shoes—what’s the point of top-tier equipment if the engine behind it isn’t fine-tuned?

  • You’ve invested a LOT (in some cases, thousands of dollars) in top-notch gear—climbing ropes, running shoes, GPS watches, training plans—but have you invested in what fuels it all?
  • Your health and nutrition are the foundation of your performance and adventures. Prioritizing them isn’t just an expense—it’s the ultimate upgrade for everything you love to do outdoors.

Trailblazer Nutrition™ Program Investment

Curious about my new Trailblazer Nutrition™ program?

Here's what you need to know!

I am not accepting new clients right now because I'm heading out on maternity leave at the end of April.👶🏻🎉 I will resume accepting new clients in July, just in time to support you in your summer outdoor adventures! 

If you want me to contact you once I'm accepting  new clients in July, please fill out my waitlist form. Thank you!

HI THERE

I'm Lindsay

I help outdoor enthusiasts confidently fuel their bodies for sustained energy, smooth digestion, and stress resilience, so that they can unlock peak performance and feel their best in daily life and during trail running, mountain biking, climbing, and beyond.

Unlike one-size-fits-all sports nutrition approaches, I use targeted functional nutrition strategies based on the latest research, lab testing, supplements, and lifestyle upgrades - to elevate whole-body health for daily life and epic outdoor adventures.

I look forward to working with you! 

Lindsay Christensen Dietitian Nutritionist Colorado

MORE KIND WORDS

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I started to have some health issues about a year and half ago, Lindsay took the time to get to know my lifestyle, we looked at a lot of data, and created a plan to help me feel better. She surfaced issues my medical provider had not and I am in a completely different place than I was last year.

Something I really appreciate about Lindsay is her curiosity and listening skills–she is NOT a one size fits all practitioner.
Jamie
Nutrition Client
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I’ve been on a journey to health for many, many years – she had information I hadn’t yet come across AND her recipes are delicious. She was able to meet me exactly where I was in any given week and provided tender yet direct guidance.

I am so excited to see how my life will transform from here and owe much of this to Lindsay’s advice.
Laura
Nutrition Client

Frequently Asked Questions

No, I do not take insurance. My nutrition services are self-pay. Health insurance providers do not cover sports nutrition.

Furthermore, I believe that for each client, nutrition care should be directed by what is best for YOU, not by profit-driven insurance regulations. Insurance-based nutrition care also strictly limits the time a nutritionist can spend with a client,  leading to rushed and dissatisfying sessions. It also restricts the types of recommendations that can be made and, thus, the quality of care. 

While I do not work with insurance, I am happy to provide you with a superbill upon request that you can submit to your insurance company. You can also use HSA funds to pay for services and supplements.

Currently, my nutrition coaching business is exclusively telehealth-based, which means I see clients through HIPAA-compliant video conferencing software within a HIPAA-compliant client portal. My practice is currently entirely online (telehealth).

A CNS is a Certified Nutrition Specialist. A CNS is an advanced personalized nutrition practitioner who must have a Masters or doctoral degree (most have a Masters degree in Human Nutrition, like me), complete a 1,000-hour supervised experience internship that achieves a set of clearly defined practice competencies, and pass the CNS exam. CNSs are required to recertify every five years and complete 75 hours of continuing education credits. 

The CNS credential demonstrates that certified individuals have the knowledge and proficiency required for advanced professional nutrition practice. The CNS certification program is administered by the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists℠ (BCNS℠), an independent credentialing organization associated with the American Nutrition Association® (ANA). The ANA is the professional association for the science and practice of personalized nutrition. CNSs are qualified to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) and advanced personalized nutrition care. 

For more information about the CNS scope of practice, please see the following document

While the credentials RD (Registered Dietitian) and CNS (Certified Nutrition Specialist) both signify nutrition expertise, there are some differences between the two. An RD doesn't need to have master's degree (though this has recently changed).

CNSs are not as well-recognized as RDs (yet), but we are a rapidly growing demographic of highly-qualified and educated professional nutrition providers occupying positions in private nutrition practice, hospitals, medical clinics, industry, and research! 

In addition to being a CNS, I am a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN) in Illinois and Maryland. The LDN license, combined with my CNS credential, allows me to work with clients in Illinois and Maryland. 

I work with clients from the following states:

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Hawaii
  • Illinois
  • Idaho
  • Maryland
  • Nevada
  • Oregon
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

If you don't live in one of the listed states, I cannot work with you one-on-one at this time. However, I encourage you to sign up for my email list so you can be notified if and when I am able to expand my services to other states. In addition, you can still join the courses or purchase the eBooks that I sell on my website! 

At Alpine Fuel Nutrition, I'm all about helping my clients get great results as quickly as possible. The Genova Metabolomix+ nutritional test provides an abundance of information about your unique nutritional status that allows me to deeply personalize your nutrition plan so you can get amazing results with your health and athletic performance! The information collected by the Metabolomix+ test cannot be ordered in standard blood work by your primary care provider - this is truly a specialty test, and also requires a nutritionist trained in functional medicine and nutrition to properly interpret it and provide evidence-based recommendations. For example, the test shows:

  • Markers of inflammation, which can impact your performance, recovery, energy level, gut health, hormones, and sleep
  • Markers of cellular function that show how your cells are making energy (crucial for every aspect of your health and physical activity!)
  • Individual nutrient needs, such as amino acids (the building blocks of protein) and B vitamins

Including this test in your Trailblazer Nutrition™ vastly increases the value and efficacy of your nutrition program, and I consider it an essential part of our process of working together. You can read more about the Metabolomix+ test here: https://www.gdx.net/products/metabolomix

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