Sleep should be part of your training plan

February 21, 2020 Metrifit

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Asking athletes to play on minimal sleep is the same as asking them to “play with one hand tied behind...

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A look at recovery techniques for the athlete

October 3, 2019 Metrifit

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When dealing with athletic performance there is often a primary focus on training but rest and recovery although often overlooked...

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A scientific understanding of the benefits of sleep

July 25, 2019 Eunan Whyte

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The importance of sleep in helping us perform to our best is something that we have accepted despite the lack...

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Challenges to Effective Athlete Monitoring are Easily Overcome

July 14, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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This article first appeared in the SimpliFaster blog. Achieving success in sport, particularly at the elite level, is a complex...

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Creating a greater understanding of concussion in youth sports

July 12, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Photo credit: Max Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons The issue of concussion in sport is one that has...

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Refuelling during exercise

February 22, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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The area of nutrition is an area we touched on recently in terms of the importance of establishing the right...

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Don’t fall into the trap of overtraining

February 12, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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The desire to reach peak physical condition and be at their very best for competition is something that drives athletes...

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Tips for improving your sleep

November 27, 2015 Eunan Whyte

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Our recent article , ‘The benefits of sleep for elite athletes’ , resulted in a considerable reaction and as a...

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The benefits of sleep for elite athletes

September 3, 2015 Eunan Whyte

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In preparing to achieve their goals and dreams, two of the main areas of concentration for athletes tend to be...

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An Athlete’s Guide to Inflammation: Understand, Reduce and Prevent

June 12, 2015 Maev Creaven

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Pain is hard to ignore. Pain, heat and swelling are often present with acute inflammation. Inflammation is a normal physiological...

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