SPECIAL SECTION: NUTRITION & WELLBEING
Mackenzie Arnold
MACKENZIE SAYS
My top tip for maintaining correct nutrition is to always enjoy what you’ re eating. It’ s vital to look into what helps you reach your goals rather than following different diets online and trying to copy what other people are doing.
Mackenzie Arnold
Position: Goalkeeper Teams: Matildas, West Ham United
Sport is not only about the physical. While that’ s important, just as vital is that it gives people a lifestyle – happiness, social skills and a feeling of being a part of a group.
My first [ football ] memory is from under sevens and joining my first team as a right back with the boys at Burleigh Bulldogs. It was a great time, and I really loved it. I don’ t believe anything compares to the feeling of succeeding with a group of your best mates. They make every part of the journey worth it, and you build lifelong memories together.
To be at your best, football is about mental and physical preparation. I’ ve been training and playing with my current club,
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