Why Is Immunity So Important For Endurance Athletes?
You hear it time and time again: what is the key to success in competitive sports? More often than not, it comes down to consistent training. This means stringing together...
Nailing breakfast: Start your day right
We all know the saying, win the morning, win the day! When it comes to nutrition and fuelling, this is pretty accurate. In fact for most of the athletes (and...
Can eating vegetables and fruit improve your sleep?
Scott Tindal, Co-Founder and the Chief Nutrition Officer of US based company Fuelin reviews the role of sleep and diet on health, and the effect of diet on sleep duration and quality. Have you ever...
Eating your way through injury
If you’ve been any sort of athlete for more than a minute, you’ve no doubt dealt with a niggle, full-blown injury or just the fear of one cropping up and...
Nutrition and short-term recovery vs long term adaptions
Any athlete who has trained hard will be familiar with that residual muscular pain, the type that ranges from ’oh so good’ to ‘oh my god no’ depending on who...
Micronutrition and Performance
High Protein, Low Carb.High Carb, Low Fat.Low Carb, Low Fat. We’ve heard it all. Popular diets often reduce the relationship between human health and nutrition down to three main categories:...
Race Day Fuel with Pip Taylor
Got a race coming up? Plan out your race day breakfast to fuel your way to your best performance and avoid GI issues. The pre-race breakfast is your last opportunity...
Immune vulnerability and excessive physical exertion
Of the twelve biological systems in the human body, one has undoubtedly taken centre stage in recent years – the immune system – and frankly, it’s about time. The elusive...
When Should I Be Taking My Micros?
So you’ve done it. You’ve taken steps to start prioritising your micros; improving your recovery, elevating your performance and strengthening your immunity. Now you’ve decided on the what, the next key...
Nutrition 101: Macro-nutrition and Micro-nutrition
Macros are the big players in sports nutrition talk. There’s only the three of them – carbs, fat and protein – and you’d be forgiven for thinking that the holy...
Performance nutrition for women with Pip Taylor
Nutrition for women – what do we really know? Most studies are done on men but what impact do hormone fluctuations have on nutrition needs for optimal fuelling and recovery....
Better manage your energy levels
Two of the most common questions I get from a whole range of athletes are: “Why am I always so tired and so ravenous on rest day?” “How do I...
Fuelling needs: Men v Women
Most recommendations given around fuelling and performance don’t differentiate between men and women, or even across different age groups or life stages. This is because when it comes to performance...
Are you under-fuelled? Signs you’re intake isn’t matching your output
If you’re an athlete of any level, training hard, you need to properly fuel whatever goals you’re chasing. It seems obvious and yet often due to a lack of time,...
Nutrition Q&A with Pip Taylor
How can blood tests help nutrition and performance plans?Blood tests are a good way of confirming optimal body function and also screening for potential nutrient deficiencies. A sports dietitian will...
Blood tests: Understanding your nutritional requirements
To be completely honest, life as a dietitian involves a bit of guesswork, some trial and error and plenty of ‘let’s give it a try and see how it goes’. ...
Magnesium deficiency: What you need to know
Magnesium is one of those minerals that’s spoken about in athletic circles in relation to muscle relaxation, recovery and good sleep. While these benefits hold true – likely a result of magnesium’s...
EPA and Inflammation
Inflammation is a normal defence mechanism that protects our body from infection and injury. It involves the destruction of invading pathogens, as well as tissue repair processes to help restore...
Post-race meals: Indulging a well-earned appetite
There are so many things to look forward to post race, especially if it’s an IRONMAN. Months of hard training, early starts, early nights, plenty of missed events; not to...
Magnesium and your recovery
Magnesium is an essential mineral playing vital roles in many processes and functions for health as well as performance. Muscle contraction and relaxation, energy production, nerve function, cardiac activity, blood...
