Recovery, Nutrition and Fitness Advice for Athletes
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Fuelling For Performance
What do we mean when we say fuelling for performance? Well, like a car, the human body needs fuel to function and the right amount and type of fuel is equally important in humans as it is in cars. For us, food is our fuel. Everything we eat and drink...
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Why Active Collagen is a daily requirement
Read this if you want to know why collagen supplements are the right choice for you 👇 Can one 30ml collagen gel sachet taken daily really make that much difference to your performance and recovery? Well, we absolutely think so… the next generation of sports performance and recovery supplements is...
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What is Sports Injury Prevention?
Earlier this week, we started the discussion around sports injuries; what are they, how they happen and how they can affect us when they do. And unfortunately they probably will for most of us. We also introduced a couple of simple things that we could all do daily to help...
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Why whey protein?
Not all protein is created equal. In fact, some forms of protein, like whey for example, are way better than others. But whey is more than just a protein… it contains so much more and all of which can give significant benefits to the user. That’s us by the ‘whey’!...
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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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Are all calories made equal?
Food calories affect the body very differently depending on their source and the overall context in which they are consumed. I’m sure you’ve all heard the expression, “A calorie is a calorie.” It means that carbohydrate, fat and protein calories are equal in terms of their effect on the...
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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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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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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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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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