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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...
Are you meeting your micros?
As a young athlete I always ate well. I came from a health conscious, athletic family with a doctor mum. Meals were home cooked, lunchboxes wholesome, food felt enjoyable, fun...
EPAs v DHAs – What’s the difference and how do they work?
We’ve all heard the advice to make sure we’re regularly eating servings of good quality fatty fish, but why? What’s all the fuss about omega 3s?
The art of the taper
Taper week. It’s a love hate thing. The purpose of a taper is to allow the body to rest up a little, absorb the work that has already been done...
Certified products with Informed Sport
Athletes competing at the highest level are bound by strict anti-doping rules that prevent the use of a range of substances either for health, safety or performance reasons. An unintentional...
Stepping up to an elite race – what you need to know
For some athletes, going pro, or racing in the elite field is a life dream. The ultimate test of ‘could I’? But, it may or may not be the best...
High-performance sleep. Are you getting enough?
Sometimes if you really want to step up your game and take performance to the next level, you really need to commit – to sleeping in occasionally. Or at the...
Lockdown Nutrition with Pip Taylor
Lockdown. It’s a frustrating time that can throw our life – and training schedules – into complete chaos. However, putting the right measures in place on what you can control...
Get to know Vitamin B12
Vitamin B is of particular interest to athletes because of the role these group of vitamins play in many metabolic processes that are directly related to performance. These include energy...
A breakdown of Vitamin Bs
Vitamin B is of particular interest to athletes because of the role this group of vitamins play in many metabolic processes that are directly related to performance – including but not...
Getting your hydration right
Maintaining hydration is always important for optimal health and vitality, particularly for those who are highly active, given the significant amounts of fluids that are lost through sweat during exercise....
Fuelling vs Fasting
Fuelling vs Fasting – When training fasted is appropriate and when you want to fuel up.Fasted or fuelled. It seems to be a never-ending debate amongst athletes and fitness enthusiasts....
The journey to PILLAR Performance
I’ve been officially retired from rugby and in business for about 12 months now, launching PILLAR Performance in mid-2021. There’s a lot I still miss about footy, it was the...
