Recovery, Nutrition and Fitness Advice for Athletes
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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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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
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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U Perform Summer Staycation - Coastal Walking
According to an official measurement by the Ordnance Survey, the United Kingdom has over 11,000 miles of coastline! Yes, really! With so much coastline ready for us to explore, this summer we really are spoilt for choice on our Summer Staycation. This is our penultimate stop on our Summer Staycation,...
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U Perform Summer Staycation - Thrill Seekers
Our Summer Staycation continues, only this week we are heading off course and away from your regular sports and activities and appealing to the thrill seekers and hard-core adventurers among you. From bungee jumping to sky diving, rock climbing and everything else in between. We really have got your adventures...
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U Perform Summer Staycation - Paddle Boarding
As foreign travel still looks uncertain for many of us this summer, U Perform have decided to do a series of blogs over the next few weeks looking at activities you can do and places you can visit in the United Kingdom to stay fit and active, and have a...
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U Perform Summer Staycation - Running
As foreign travel still looks uncertain for many of us this summer, U Perform have decided to do a series of blogs over the next few weeks looking at activities you can do and places you can visit in the United Kingdom to stay fit and active, and have a...
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U Perform Summer Staycation - Wild Swimming
With travelling still somewhat limited in the post COVID world, people are looking to more local adventures to whet the appetite and get involved in. One of the things that is hot on everyone’s lips right now is wild swimming or open water swimming – giving people the opportunity to...
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U Perform Summer Staycation - Cycling
As foreign travel still looks uncertain for many of us this summer, U Perform have decided to do a series of blogs over the next few weeks looking at activities you can do and places you can visit in the United Kingdom to stay fit and active, and have a...
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