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How Sauna Bathing Boosts Endurance By Increasing Red Blood Cell Count
Saunas are broadly acknowledged as a useful tool for recovery among athletes. Stimulating heat shock proteins can reduce levels of inflammation, improve sleep quality and help repair muscle tissue. The evidence that exposing the body to such extreme heat can...
5 Foods You Can Eat To Reduce Inflammation
Stressing the body with frequent bouts of intense exercise can lead to a build-up of inflammation. Inflammation is part of the body’s protective response to injury or infection, but high levels of it can occur if excessive stress is not...
Mobility vs Flexibility: Which Should Athletes Focus On?
The terms mobility and flexibility are often promoted as key areas for improving injury resistance and range of movement. Many people use the two words interchangeably, often unaware that they mean two very different things. That leaves us with the...
5 Ways Athletes Can Avoid Back Pain
There’s nothing more frustrating for an athlete than being unable to train and back pain can often be a cause of lengthy lay-offs. We rely on our backs in many different types of lifts and exercises so a recurring injury...
5 Ways To Set Your Circadian Rhythm For Better Sleep
5 Ways To Set Your Circadian Rhythm For Better SleepHaving a consistent circadian rhythm has been proven to promote a good quality and duration of sleep.For athletes, the sleeping hours are when we are getting better. It’s when a lot...
8 Of The Best Pre-Workout Supplements
If you often find yourself feeling lethargic or low on energy before a session, pre-workout supplements can offer a much-needed boost.By helping you feel at your best, they can improve performance which leads to greater improvements. But with no shortage...
How To Use Heart Rate Variability To Measure Overtraining?
As athletes, we walk a fine line between training hard to make fitness gains and pushing our bodies to breaking point. If you’re training at a high level, it’s important to have objective measures in place to tell you if...
5 Of The Best Electrolyte Hydration Powders & Tablets
Good hydration is critical to peak performance and recovery, so having the right electrolyte supplements in place is important to many athletes.There’s a huge amount of products out there to choose from which can make finding the right option a...
Daily Cold Water Swimming Could Guard Against Dementia, Research Suggests
New research suggests that swimming in cold water may protect the brain against dementia, new research has found. Scientists assessed the blood samples of a group of people who swim daily throughout the winter in the unheated swimming pool at...