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The Unsung Heroes of Your Fitness Journey
Flexibility and mobility might not be the most glamorous parts of fitness, but they are some of the most important. By dedicating time to improve in these areas, you're not just investing in your athletic performance; you're investing in a healthier, more capable version of yourself. Find out how by...
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Strength Training for Beginners
If you’re looking to boost your sports performance, prevent injuries, or just get stronger, you’re in the right place. Let’s break down the basics of strength training in a way that’s simple, fun, and totally doable. No muscle-mania required—just a willingness to learn and grow!
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Why am I not making training progress anymore?
Have you ever hit a point in your training where, despite your best efforts, you just can't seem to make any more progress? Hitting a plateau can be discouraging, but it's also an opportunity to learn more about your body, your limits, and how much further you can push them....
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Do you have to train your mind like you train your m...
Mental health and fitness are just as important as your physical health, but often flies under the radar. Now, we all know that hitting the gym, going for a run, can do wonders for our bodies, but what about our minds? Does exercise have the same transformational benefits for our...
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How to mentally prepare for any endurance event
When preparing for an endurance event, it's common to focus intensely on physical training and conditioning. However, mental preparation is equally critical, serving as the foundation upon which physical performance is built so that you can arrive at the start line ready to thrive and not just survive what lies...
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Why you need a training diary
Imagine achieving something incredible and not being able to remember what it was that you did or how you did it… that would suck, right! Investing in a training logbook of any kind is a simple and cost-effective way to track and reflect on your progress. Here's your guide to...
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Why the timing of a training session is so important
Is the structure of a workout more important than the timing of that training session? Click here now to find out! Subject to ongoing debate in the fitness and training industry, we're here to share our knowledge, experience, top tips, and recommendations to help you optimise your active lifestyle!
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The Importance of Strength Training for Endurance At...
As many of you may know, strength training is a crucial but often missed aspect of any endurance athlete’s training plan, or any active person for that matter! Now the reason this is missed by endurance athletes is exactly because their training deliberately focuses on just that… ENDURANCE. They do...
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The Prof Talks: Achieving the Impossible
The Prof Talks: Achieving The Impossible Ben @ U Perform: Hello everyone. And welcome back to another episode. Another special episode of The Prof Talks, where instead of Greg asking the questions, we are putting our questions, your questions to the Prof himself, put him in on the spot, adding...
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How to build and maintain muscle
How do I build muscle? How can I build muscle with dietary supplements like collagen protein? Everyone wants to know how to build muscle and it’s a really insightful question and one we get asked quite a lot. When we set out to make our supplements for example, we wanted...
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