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4 Ways Being Fit Improves Your Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness Week last week had a lot of us thinking about how we manage our wellbeing. As athletes, we come under high amounts of stress and pressure as we juggle sport with other areas of our lives, and...
Science Explains How To Form Habits That Lead To Growth
The best athletes are the ones that make the right decisions repeatedly, day after day. They don’t think about their behaviours. They barely even consider other choices that might be more tempting or rewarding in the short term. They make...
Can You Use Melatonin Supplements To Improve Sleep?
Getting better sleep for a longer duration on a regular basis can improve the adaptation process in the body, meaning you recover better and improve fitness in the long term. That’s why so many top athletes pay close attention to...
6 Natural Ways To Boost Testosterone
Testosterone is a hormone that can have an impact on athletic performance and recovery. It’s produced mainly by males although women produce it in small amounts too. While taking illegal testosterone supplements is clearly unethical, top athletes often use natural...
Fitness Makes You Better At Burning Fat, New Research Shows
The benefits of burning fat are generally associated with weight loss in our culture, but as athletes we tend to overlook the importance of good metabolism in cardio and endurance performance. We’ve understood for a long time that athletes using...
What Is The Nutrition Programme Of A Premiership Footballer?
It’s no secret that nutrition is a huge part of elite sport. The days of regular heavy drinking among top-flight footballers are long gone, and players now have strictly controlled diets to ensure all their fuelling and recovery needs are...
Can You Use Muscle Hydration Gels To Prevent DOMS & Improve Performance?
There is an emerging market for gels applied through the skin to deliver electrolytes and other useful compounds directly to the muscles. The manufacturers of these gels claim they can decrease recovery times, alleviate soreness after exercise, and even enable...
6 Ways Meditation Can Improve Athletic Performance
Meditation is an ancient eastern practise that is becoming more and more mainstream in the west for its mental and physical benefits. Believe it or not, those benefits are numerous and can be exploited by athletes seeking performance gains. If...
5 Of The Best Sleep Tracker Devices In 2021
When he was training for the CrossFit Games, now-retired athlete Mat Fraser gave his sleep routine almost as much importance as his training programme. The five-time Fittest Man on Earth knew that getting 10 hours of quality sleep night after...