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Types of Sports Supplements
So you’re getting into sport and fitness; perhaps you have ventured into a gym for the first time or joined your very first group spin class. Amongst the chaos and sweat of everyone working hard and achieving their goals, you see bottles, tubs, pouches and sachets of all shapes and...
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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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Sunday Spotlight - Paul May
Welcome back to the U Perform Social Hub and another edition of our Sunday Spotlight and this week we stopping by to say hello to one of our newest ambassadors, Paul May. Triathlete and Dad, Paul expertly balances over 15 hours of training with a full time job and parenting...
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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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Sunday Spotlight - Jennifer Fernando
Welcome back to another round in our series of Sunday Spotlights. This is our moment where we take a step back and let our amazing team of ambassadors do the talking and this week we have another fantastic athlete and also fitness professional… This week, it’s the turn of Jen,...
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What are collagen peptides?
Collagen is collagen right? WRONG! We can confirm that not all collagen AND collagen supplements are made equal and we are going to tell you exactly why. Keep reading to find out… But before we get to that… did you know that there are upwards of 16 different types of...
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Sunday Spotlight - Chris Pennington
Time really does fly because it is that time again… it’s Sunday Spotlight time. This is our weekly moment to let our athletes and ambassadors really shine. Our ambassadors are passionate about sport, fitness and nutrition but each and every one of them is truly unique and we want to...
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The role of collagen in the body
What is collagen? Where is it found in the body? Isn’t that a beauty product? These are some of the many questions we receive when people discover the U Perform range and today we are going to help answer these and to show you just how important collagen is for...
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Sunday Spotlight - Raya Hubbell
After the success of last week’s Sunday Spotlight, we are back again for round 2. This week we are checking in with another of our triathlete ambassadors Raya Hubbell from Precision Multisport Coaching and Race Team. As a long distance specialist and lover of all things swim-bike-run, Raya is no...
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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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