Although altitude training had been used for many years, the last few years it has become incredibly popular with endurance athletes. Athletes and trainers seem compelled to include hypoxia (real or ...

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 ...

There is a myth that you can switch to fat burning. But if there is no switch how does fuel use work? This blog outlines the changes in carbohydrate and fat metabolism during exercise.

Guidelines 10 years ago stated that carbohydrate intake during exercise should be 30-60 grams per hour, this developed to intakes of 90 g/h in some situations, but recently a paper was published that ...

Sodium is said to be important for athletes, and different arguments are used to explain why it is so essential. We will dive into the evidence a little more but the infographic below will already ...

No carbohydrates are used at rates higher than 60 g/h. Why is this? Why can you not use more than 60 g/h?

Now we have come to the blog that puts it all together and talks about the recommendations for carbohydrate intake during exercise.

Water and sports drink are thought of as drinks with great hydration properties whereas caffeine containing beverages such as tea, coffee and alcohol are not.

Compared to muscle glycogen, liver glycogen metabolism seems to be more sensitive to the type of carbohydrates that are ingested. For example, the co-ingestion of fructose (and galactose) with glucose ...

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 ...

We often read that science has “proven” something…. However, for a scientist this is an immediate red flag, as we should never use the term "proven" in a scientific context. Here I will explain why ...

Caffeine can enhance performance but what is the best way to deliver the caffeine? here we look at the benefits of caffeinated chewing gum.