Belgian champion athlete P-J Hannes uses palm oil every day as part of his balanced diet and training regime. Watch P-J review his successful athletics season, from New York to Beijing, and take a new online quiz to learn more about palm oil facts, separating…
I have to admit that spending more time running than reading books didn’t make me any smarter. But some of the few courses I took as a chemistry student did stick. They proved to be very helpful in trying to separate facts from fiction. Especially…
By using and consuming palm oil, I can feel as though I am participating in this oil’s development in Western Africa, even though at my level of consumption, it isn’t a huge amount. I am from Burkina Faso, but I never had the opportunity to…
When I think about these championships, many mixed feelings come over me: relief, disappointment, joy, discouragement, but also hope. All of these feelings somewhat summarize all the emotional stages I went through. These world championships were, for me, the main goal of my season. And this…
Interesting news from Paris! An education campaign on palm oil has been launched this week, to increase the awareness and knowledge about this oil in France and Belgium. I found this initiative very interesting, and necessary: I discovered palm oil a few years ago thank…
For me, palm oil was very much a cultural product growing up: I knew all about it, and was cooking with it from an early age. So I was familiar with why so many people around the world use palm oil as a healthy cooking…
When I’m back from the day’s training session, I like to cook a nice and tasty dinner, packing enough energy to get me through the training session of the next day. It is one of the basic rules to keep progressing as an athlete. For…
My name is Anne and I’m 25. I’m a sprint athlete from Belgium. Here is a short video to show you more about my life, my training sessions and how I started running. I also cook a very nice recipe my mother often makes, using…
My name is Pieter-Jan and I am a Belgian athlete. I specialise in middle-distance, primarily the 1500 metres, as well as cross-country running. I am often asked: “You keep making progress year after year. What’s your secret?” And quite frankly, there is no secret. I’m just trying to be…
