The former elite gymnast spent two years researching, piloting and redesigning iNSPIRE SPORT, which gives young athletes and their clubs access to expert content and guidance on a range of wellness issues including sports science, psychology and nutrition.
The idea was born out of her struggles as a junior gymnast in the South-West Queensland city of Toowoomba.
“I had everything – supportive parents, a great coach, access to psychologists and dietitians – but it still wasn’t enough,” Flamsteed said.
“I was fit, muscly and bubbly on the outside but on the inside, I was struggling with anxiety, restricting my food intake, cracking under pressure and not sleeping well. Then I went to university and not only burned out but dropped out of the sport I once loved.
“I came to realise that the pressure associated with junior sport and adolescent life in general can become a huge struggle for some athletes – even at the grassroots level – and I decided I wanted to change the lives of young people.”
A report on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents from 2015 found one in fourteen young…
