Australian researcher tried to develop and investigate the efficacy of a new pre-cooling strategy combining external and internal techniques on performance of a cycling time trial in a hot and humid environment.
Australian researcher tried to develop and investigate the efficacy of a new pre-cooling strategy combining external and internal techniques on performance of a cycling time trial in a hot and humid environment.
If the human body copes well with short duration fasting, it is not the same for periodic fasting. Even when water intake is allowed, fasting for more than about 12–24 h will generally have negative effects on cognitive and physical performance.
Boxing is a sport that consists of small intense sequences interspersed with short periods of recovery. Thus, it is a sport for which a pre-exercise alkalosis may be beneficial. This is what we wanted to verify a team of British researchers.
This can have repercussions on their health : osteoporosis but also heart diseases because of bad vascular function.
A new study, presented during the experimental Biology 2010 meeting in Anaheim, suggests higher recommended levels of vitamin D may be needed to ensure muscle health.
Spirulina is a popular nutritional supplement. Spirulina is rich in essential amino acids and fatty acids and has also anti-oxydant properties (vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium). It is supposed to have performance-enhancing effects.
It’s estimated that over half of the European population is overweight or obese. Being overweight is extremely detrimental to health
 
If you didn't manage to get in this year or are feeling inspired by what you've seen, why not enter the competition for a place in the 2011 race as part of Team Lucozade Sport?
Yes, perfectly, and I assume! Do not think I'm addicted to chocolate, because I'm more of an "Haribo Licorice wheels " addict!
Researchers evaluated the efficacy of a cherry juice blend in preventing the symptoms of muscle damage and inflammation after exercise.
The British Journal of Sports Medicine Podcast will bring you the latest research in sports medicine.
To have a solid backbone, practice sport and adequate dietary calcium as well as vitamin D is needed . The calcium is a major component of the skeleton, which is the reservoir of the organism. Almost 99% of body calcium is found in bones. In case of deficiency, your body draws on reserves of calcium in the skeleton, which weakens it.
INFORMED-SPORT is a supplement testing program, designed to test supplements and/ or their ingredients for inadvertent contamination with substances prohibited in sport.
CNP professional has been awarded a grant so that it open a new manufacturing facility ahead of the Olympics in 2012.
VegeGreens® Protein bars for Progressive Nutritional (Canada) make a quick and convenient high protein snack. Each bar contains a unique blend proteins and more than 20 vegetables extracts.
It's easter....Eat chocolate!!
The brand chocolate#9 propose a chocolate gel sugared with organic agave. This is a very original idea to combine chocolate taste with agave. But I am not sure that this taste will be convenient for long duration exercise. Moreover, when it's very hot, chocolate can be sickening!
A 6 weeks supplementation with omega 3 has no effect on cycling performance. Moreover, it do not alter do not alter immune and inflammation measures
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