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How To Use Heart Rate Variability To Improve Your Recovery
Optimising recovery is a key part of moving forward as an athlete. One of the big differences between elite, full-time athletes and normal mortals is the way the former look after their bodies in between sessions.With the advancements in technology...
5 Simple Tips Athletes Can Use To Avoid DOMS
All athletes are very familiar with delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and how much of a difficulty it can cause you in doing simple things.Unfortunately, it comes with the territory of pushing your body. Any kind of progressive overload will...
How To Return To Training Effectively After Covid
With over 22 million Covid cases recorded in the UK, a lot of athletes have had to deal with the frustration of drawing back from training due to the virus. It’s not advised that you train through it and when...
Do Compressions Clothes Help You Recover Quicker?
Compressions clothes are used by a lot of athletes either during exercise or to assist with recovery afterwards.There are a lot of claims made about the benefits, including that they can reduce your risk of injury, which leads people to...
What Can Athletes Learn From A VO2 Max Test?
Lab testing is a nice way of seeing where you are at with your training, and VO2 max is one of the most common measurements.It’s a convenient number that you can compare against other people to see how big your...
The Best Quality Resistance Bands For Workouts & Mobility
Resistance bands are an excellent bit of kit you can use for a variety of major muscle groups, from legs to core and upper body. What’s great is that you can easily use them at home and take them to...
How A High-Fibre Diet Can Improve Recovery
Athletes often obsess over the amount of protein and carbohydrates in their diet. But fibre is an important nutritional component that shouldn't be overlooked. Although our bodies don’t actually break down fibre for fuel when digesting our food, there’s lots...
How Sauna Use Could Make You Fitter As Well As Boost Recovery
Temperature control is a great way to boost your recovery routine, and using heat exposure could even improve your fitness.Ice baths and cryotherapy chambers are perhaps more widely known for their post-exercise benefits, but saunas are becoming more popular too.Scandinavian...
4 Sleep Hacks To Fall Asleep In 5 Minutes
There are 16 million adults in the UK who report they have sleepless nights, making it one of the most common problems we face. Lack of sleep can affect your mood, your health and your ability to recover between training...