Recovery, Nutrition and Fitness Advice for Athletes
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Sports Nutrition Tips for the Winter Months
We are continuing the winter theme here at U Perform to continue to help our U Perform family prepare and perform when the elements are against us – and when our training gets tough too! There’s simply no stopping Team U Perform! The first thing to understand about exercising over...
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7 Training Tips To Avoid A Winter Workout Slump
There’s no two ways about it, winter is well and truly on its way. But we know that not even the winter can stop our U Perform family. Despite the cold, wind and rain, we know you will continue to exercise and be active. Those goals won’t achieve themselves after...
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Why you should take a day off training every week
Building on last week’s sleep feature, this week we are taking a bit of a closer look at some of the other ways we can up our recovery game! Whether you are first time fitness give it a goer, or a seasoned professional at the top of your game, adequate...
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The Importance of Sleep
Did you know that the average person will spend roughly 1/3 of their entire life asleep! Without sufficient sleep we quite simply start to lose the ability to recover, revitalise and repair each day. Click here NOW to find out all you need to know to optimise your sleep quality...
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Eating around workouts - everything you NEED to know
Interested in building muscle? Managing your weight? Improving endurance? Whatever your goal is, food is the fuel to achieving this. In reality, your daily workout is the easiest part and when the workout ends, your recovery is only just beginning. We all know just how important it is to fuel...
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The Art & Science of Recovery
Great performances can only come from an equally great recovery, right? This is unquestionably true. Think of it like this; before you take on any workout, you complete a warm up, right? So, what if we viewed our recovery as the warm up for your warm up. What is your...
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Your Complete Protein Guide
You can never have too much protein, right? But how much protein do I actually need for optimal muscle growth & muscle mass maintenance? The recommended daily intake for protein is 0.36 grams per pound of body weight. If you're less active, the recommendation drops by a bit, but if...
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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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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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