Gut health plays a crucial role in athletic performance, recovery, and immune support, with prebiotics and probiotics often ...

Muscle cramping during exercise is a common problem among athletes that involves sudden, involuntary and painful muscle contraction during or after exercise. The occurrence of cramps is quite ...

In a previous blog we explored how underrepresented women are in scientific research and we recommended that we need more studies in female athletes. However, research is slow, and takes time.

Caffeine is both a drug and a nutrient. A cup of coffee in the morning is used to wake up a cup in the evening is often used to work or study late. Athletes often use it to improve endurance ...

Sodium is the most talked about electrolyte... it is often talked about in relation to hydration but what exactly is it and what exactly does it do? Sodium plays a role in fluid balance, absorption of ...

In a previous blog I explained the reason for the grams per hour recommendations. In a large number of studies there seemed to be only small differences between individuals in terms of the maximum ...

Ice slush, or slurry, is a very low temperature (0-1 °C) drink made with blended ice and liquids. Although popular as ‘slushies’ and available in various bright colours in places like fairs, arcades ...

Caffeine is used by many athletes due to its potential as a performance enhancer. There is a substantial amount of scientific evidence to support this. How you get the caffeine into the body can vary.

HMB has been shown to stimulate protein synthesis in cells in vitro. This means that it seems to work in a petri dish, as we have discussed in a different blog. Similarly, some studies have provided ...

This questions has been around for many years and even made it to the movie Rocky. No studies were available to confirm or dismiss this practice. Until now! Cas Fuchs from Maastricht University will ...

There are countless times I have watched sports on TV and commentators provide their insights on the regulation of fuel use. “And then you switch to fat metabolism” is one of the commonly heard catch ...