Introducing DYVAL – sports nutrition for kids and teenagers
If you’ve been part of the Zing Wellbeing community for a while, you’ll know how passionate we are about helping women improve their health through better nutrition, movement and everyday habits.
But there’s another part of health and nutrition that has become incredibly important to our founder, Rhian – how we fuel our kids, particularly active kids and teenagers who are playing and training multiple times each week.
And that’s where DYVAL began.
Why we created DYVAL
Rhian’s two boys, Kai and Jake, are absolutely crazy about sport.
As their training increased, particularly with Jake playing football several times a week, Rhian became increasingly interested in what they were eating and drinking around training and games.
It really came to a head watching Jake play football during the Australian summer. By half time, he – along with many of the other players – would often look completely exhausted.
Rhian wanted to help him hydrate and fuel properly, but she struggled to find sports nutrition products she genuinely wanted to give him.
And eventually Jake asked a very simple question:
“Mum, you’ve created nutrition products for years. Why don’t you make something for me?”
And that was really the beginning of DYVAL.
Sports nutrition created with young athletes in mind
Rhian began working with experienced formulators, nutrition experts and food scientists to develop products specifically with young athletes in mind.
But we also realised that this needed to be about much more than simply creating another product range.
We wanted to build a sports nutrition and education platform for kids and teenagers – somewhere young athletes and their parents could learn more about how to fuel their bodies properly for sport.
Because performing well isn't just about what happens at training.
It’s about nutrition, hydration, sleep, recovery, strength, mindset and consistency.
DYVAL brings all of those things together through sports nutrition products, recipes, practical education and information created for young athletes and their families.
Products parents can trust – and kids actually want to use
There was another really important part of creating DYVAL.
The products needed to meet the standards we would expect as parents – but the brand also had to be something our kids actually wanted to use and felt proud to use.
That balance is at the heart of DYVAL.
From clean hydration and electrolytes to protein and practical sports nutrition resources, everything we develop starts with a very simple question:
Would we happily give this to our own kids?
If the answer isn't yes, we don't make it.
What does DYVAL mean?
The name also has a very personal meaning.
Rhian and her family have Welsh heritage, and dyfal is a Welsh word associated with being diligent, persistent and hardworking – someone who keeps going and doesn't give up when things get difficult.
The Welsh F is pronounced much like an English V, so DYFAL became DYVAL for the brand.
And it perfectly represents what we want DYVAL to stand for:
Hard work. Consistency. Never give up.
Whether your child dreams of becoming a professional athlete or simply loves their sport and wants to become stronger, healthier and better at what they do, DYVAL is there to help them fuel, hydrate, recover and keep showing up.
DYVAL is now available at Zing Wellbeing
We’re incredibly excited to now bring the DYVAL range to Zing Wellbeing, giving our community access to nutrition solutions for both women and the young people in their families.
Because helping our families live healthier lives doesn't have to stop with us.
