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Powering Running
Understanding the relationship between the food we eat and how this eventual becomes a molecule of energy that fuels a muscle contraction is complex. But the more we learn about this the better equipped we are to plan our nutrition and understand our bodies capabilities.
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Train with others to elevate your success
Those who train together, succeed together. Discover how training in groups or with a buddy could be the key to your fitness success.
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Runners Guide to Muscles
Having a basic understanding of muscles helps us as runners understand what is going on! By which I mean how we move when we run, avoiding injuries and how to focus our training; both strength & conditioning as well as run training.
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Top 5 Myths About Running
I often hear many arguments put forward as to why someone doesn’t feel they can take up running. And to be candid, 99% of the time it’s utter nonsense! Now, of course there is absolutely no reason why someone HAS to take up running if they don’t want to. There are many other forms of…
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Why Strava will derail your training
We all love Strava right? And I include myself in that. Over the years they have developed the platform, made it ever more sticky and really understood gamification. The net result being that it is a truly engaging user experience, it drives massive loyalty and has quite clearly established itself as the social media platform…
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Want to improve your 5k time?
There is something special about your 5k personal best time, and tends to be the one number that most runners know. Perhaps it is because it is more attainable than focusing on marathon PB’s, maybe it’s because for many runners their journey started with Couch 2 5k, or perhaps it’s all about the mushroom growth…
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Ready for Bodycombat in the Metaverse?
Les Mills is jumping into Mr. Zuckerberg’s Mixed Reality (by which I mean The Metaverse not his philosophy on life!) with the launch of the Bodycombat XR workout for the new Quest 3 headset from Meta. The launch of the new app follows on from the success of Bodycombat VR, which came out in February 2022…
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Why do I sweat so much when working out?
Whilst sweating is of course a perfectly natural bodily function, there are a few points that we should keep in mind as runners, triathletes or whilst working out in a gym setting. In this post you will get a high level view of the science behind excessive sweat while running.
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How to use Periodisation in your training
If you have trained for an endurance event, or have been focused on strength training, the likely hood is that you will have heard about Periodisation as a way of organising a fitness training plan. The purpose of this post is to give you a better idea of what it is, why it is used…
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Dive into Efficiency: How to Use Swim Fins in the Pool and Choose the Right Pair
Swim fins, also known as swim flippers, are a fantastic addition to your pool gear arsenal. These sleek and streamlined devices not only add a fun element to your swim but also offer a range of benefits, from improving your swimming technique to enhancing your overall fitness. In this blog post, we’ll explore how to…