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What are Sports Injuries?
No one wants an injury to put a stop to their fitness gains right? And I’m sure you have asked yourself, are sports injuries common enough for them to actually impact me in the first place? Injuries are something that happen to everyone else, not me surely... Unfortunately for all...
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Can you afford not to take collagen supplements?
Over the next couple of months here at U Perform we are making it our mission to tackle a really big topic in sport and exercise and something that is incredibly important to us… Injury Prevention and Recovery Injuries are probably the last thing on everybody’s mind…until they happen...
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Snacking...The Healthy Way
The main purpose of healthy snacking is really to take the edge off pre-mealtime hunger without exceeding your caloric needs. This can be achieved through mindful snacking - eating a nutritious, properly-portioned snack when hunger strikes, which can boost your intake of essential nutrients and healthy food groups such...
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Can Exercise and Daily Activity Improve Brain Health?
Can Exercise and Daily Activity Improve Brain Health? Professor Greg Whyte OBE How is exercise and brain health linked? Exercise has been shown to be effective in improving memory and thinking. Exercise reduces insulin resistance and inflammation, and stimulates the release of growth factors in the brain which...
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31 days to a fitter & healthier U - Your 10 Day Chec...
As we approached the end of 2020, like many we were filled with hope and excitement for a new and better year. Unfortunately, big change like this does not happen overnight and we began 2020 taking two steps back instead of one giant leap forward. Navigating these tough times is...
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The Importance of Water for our Overall Health
One healthy habit that can have a massive impact on our overall health & wellness, is drinking more water. We should be drinking between 6-8 glasses (200ml per glass) of water a day, which will increase if we are actively participating in exercise. The most important glass of...
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Looking after your immune system
With the amazing news recently that vaccines to protect us against COVID-19 are now on their way into the hands of UK doctors and nurses; the team here at U Perform are more excited than ever for what 2021 might bring. Like many, we can’t wait to wrap up 2020...
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Winter Wellbeing Tips - Arron Collins-Thomas - Episo...
Watch Episode 10 here 👇 Subscribe to the U Perform YouTube Channel to never miss an episode Looking after our health and wellbeing, both physically and mentally has never been more important than it is right now. This week, we teamed up with U Perform Fitness Expert Arron Collins-Thomas from...
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Arron Collins-Thomas - Episode 9 - Box Breathing Tec...
Watch Episode 9 here Subscribe to the U Perform YouTube Channel to never miss an episode In today's vlog, U Perform Fitness expert Arron Collins-Thomas walks us through a very quick and simple breathing exercise that calms the body and mind in less than 5 minutes! It's so important to...
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Vitamin D - The Sunshine Vitamin
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the days are getting shorter, the temperature is falling rapidly and unfortunately the challenges our bodies face will only get tougher from here. As active people and athletes, we all know just how important and beneficial exercise and the great outdoors can...
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