Exercise Addiction – Are you getting too much of it? As a culture in which an estimated 64% of the population is either overweight or obese, it is clear…
Recovery Principle in Sports Training Sports science has long recognised the importance of proper recovery in sports training (Barnett, 2006), and achieving the right balance between the stresses of training…
Recovery in Sport – the benefits of recovery nutrition High intensity and endurance training causes the body significant physiological stress, including the loss of muscle proteins and reduced glycogen levels,…
Recovery from Competition in Team Sports Recovery from competition in team sports is an important aspect of training. By improving recovery, you will be able to start training sooner, and…
Recovery – How Your Sports Performance Will Benefit from a Good Night’s Sleep In elite sport recovery is as important as training, and should be integrated within the total training…
Quiet Strength – Do you have it? “He’s the strong and quiet type” is a phrase we often hear. Perhaps it’s a Hollywood cliché; certainly many of the great old…
Positive Psychology in Sport – The Psychology of Athletic Excellence Positive psychology in sport has been defined as the science of happiness and strength (Carr, 2011). While conventional psychology…
Motivation – The key to improving performance in sport Motivation is the force that makes us to act and behave the way we do. It includes internal and…
I still can’t believe it – I’m the National Indoor Champion for U20 Women’s High Jump! Last weekend I went to Sheffield not knowing if I would be able to…
It’s been great to actually do a solid winter training for the first time in 3 years. Last year I battled with glandular fever and the year before that with…