Sleep And Athletic Performance – What Is The Impact Of Poor Zzz?
Athletes know well enough the importance of discipline, training and lifestyle habits. Consistent physical training, healthy nutrition, water intake, mental focus – all essential elements of the formula for excellence….
How to Create Your Optimal Wind-Down Routine For Better Sleep
Many people desire a restful night’s sleep that helps them wake up feeling energised and prepared for the day ahead. However, aiming to sleep better, the majority make a mistake…
Legs Sore After Running? Try These 14 Proven Remedies To Relieve It
Muscle pain is not exclusive to athletes. Everyone has, probably, experienced it at least once in their lifetime. Legs sore after running. Back pain after a hiking trip to the…
Feeling Tired After Exercise? Try These Proven Training & Lifestyle Tips
As triathletes we put ourselves through a lot of training stress on a daily basis. Juggling three different sports often means that a day off is ‘just’ an easy swim…
Recovery Days For Runners – Can I Still Work Out?
There is a saying stress + rest = progress. Which is why recovery days for runners are as important as the training itself. That is, if the goal is to…
How To Prevent Running Injuries While Preparing For A Marathon
Many beginner runners have one concern before starting endurance training – injuries. And, in particular, how to prevent running injuries. After all, marathon training adds a lot of training hours…
7 Surprising Benefits Of Recovery Workouts And Active Rest Days
For an outsider phrases like recovery workouts and active rest days might sound counter-intuitive, if not total nonsense. But for athletes who ‘cracked the code’ of high performance they make…
Extended Training Break – How To Get Back Into Shape Quickly & Safely
As much as we’d like to, we can’t endlessly push our body to the edge and squeeze all the juice out of it. At some point it will run out…
How To Calculate Resting Heart Rate And Why Athletes Need It
Recovery is a very vague concept. More often than not how we feel does not fully reflect what is actually happening in the body. That’s when knowing how to calculate…
