Yasi Ansari is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD). Yasi is an IMG Academy+ Nutrition Coach and founder of a consulting practice specializing in nutrition for athletic performance in Los Angeles, California.
As a former competitive dancer, Yasi understands the importance of meeting nutrition needs to support high-level athletic performance, long travel days for sport competitions, and back-to-back daily training schedules while optimizing nutritional practices for competition days.
Yasi joined IMG Academy+ to support athletes in feeling energized, strong, and ready to compete at their highest level with the help of nutrition! Yasi believes in the following food philosophy: nutrition that is sustainable, personalized, and easy to incorporate into any training and performance schedule!
Yasi graduated from UCLA and earned a master’s degree from California State University, Northridge. Her previous roles include Assistant Director of Performance Nutrition at UC Berkeley Athletics and Clinical Nutrition Coordinator and Sports Dietitian for UCLA Athletics and Long Beach Athletics.