Recovery, Nutrition and Fitness Advice for Athletes

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How to Beat the Winter Grind

How to Beat the Winter Grind

It’s fair to say the 2021 competition season has now come to an end. Sorry everyone! We consider ourselves pretty lucky to have had one in the end but now we can finally relax for a short while before we refocus and the winter grind really begins. And that’s the...

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Sports Nutrition Tips for the Winter Months

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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The Sunshine Vitamin

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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7 Training Tips To Avoid A Winter Workout Slump

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

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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U Perform blog post importance of sleep sleep hygiene tips and tricks

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

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

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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Common nutrition mistakes EVERY runner makes

Common nutrition mistakes EVERY runner makes

When we say sport and fitness is at the heart of everything we do here at U Perform, we don’t just say it; we live it! And that’s why we are proudly celebrating the return of Saturday morning Parkrun events across the UK and the return of fun, friendly and...

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U Perform Summer Staycation - Our Highlights

U Perform Summer Staycation - Our Highlights

The Summer Holidays are well and truly in full swing by now and we would like to think that our epic Summer Staycation series has been keeping you inspired and excited to head out and explore all the amazing things that the UK has to offer. We’ve been showcasing one...

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