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Should Athletes Skip Breakfast To Improve Gut Health?
Breakfast has a long-lived reputation as being the most important meal of the day, but more and more of us are skipping it all together in the name of intermittent fasting. Although it’s been around for centuries in various cultures...
What Fitness Tracker Gives The Most Accurate Data?
When it comes to fitness trackers, it’s hard to know which to trust. Users can become almost tribal in promoting their own as the best and most reliable, and there isn’t an easy comparison guide to be able to see...
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...
6 Brutal Air Bike Workouts That Get You Fit
An air bike or an assault bike feels almost like a torture machine. They’re widely used, particularly by rugby teams and CrossFit gyms, because they are seriously good at making you work hard and improve aerobic fitness. If you haven’t...
6 Ways To Build Aerobic Strength That Aren’t Running
Running is an extremely effective way of building your aerobic fitness, partially because it’s such a draining and difficult exercise. But because it’s so challenging, not everyone enjoys facing it for long periods and some who do need a break...
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...
Top 6 Energy Drinks To Fuel A Workout
You can’t always feel energised and ready to go for a workout. We’ve all turned up to the gym thinking “I can’t be bothered with this” at some point. Well, a classic way to get yourself in the mood to work...
We’ve all been through a frustrating period of stagnation with our squat load. You can keep getting stronger for a long time with the right training, but it’s an exercise that requires persistence. Increasing squat strength is a common goal...
4 Tips For Improving Your 5k PB
The 5km run has become a benchmark of fitness for athletes. It’s a tricky distance to negotiate because it blends speed with endurance, and can take quite a few attempts to master. More athletes than ever before are now interested...