sleep

I mentioned in the monthly update on my website that an athlete I coach, Grace France had races on consecutive weekends. The two races in question were The London Triathlon (standard distance) and Liverpool (sprint distance) and the aim was to get ...

In the second part of these blogs recovery focus turns to sleep. Sleep is one of the most important forms of rest and recovery. A lack of sleep will lead to insufficient recovery and depression of the immune system. It can also contribute to ov...

So I sit here slightly frustrated as I have a bit of a cold. Not enough to stop me getting out of bed but enough to prevent me from proper training, and substituting in light sessions only. However, having spent the last few weeks surrounded by peo...

With the clocks going back, the onset of winter, and the darker mornings we all jump out of bed in the morning ready eager to train! No? Ok, so for most people it may actually be harder to get out of bed when it is dark outside but it is actually na...

Part 2: After last weeks look at end of season/post race recovery this post at further enhancing it and that bit that many athletes worry about during recovery, losing fitness. Sleep One of the most important ways of allowing your body more...