Flexibility for Injury Prevention and Performance 1

Flexibility for Injury Prevention and Performance 1

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For many people stretching (flexibility training) is an important part of their pre and post exercise routine. However, in recent times the effectiveness of it has been questioned. When stretching, we need to consider when and how it should be performed in order to...
What’s My Threshold?

What’s My Threshold?

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This is a transcript to the “What’s My Threshold?” audio article available to Optimal Movement Members. For more information on becoming a member please click here. You’ve probably ridden along in pack or ran within a group and heard someone...
Lactate

Lactate

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Lactate and lactic acid have had their fair share of controversy over the years. Many people have heard of one or both of these molecules but knowing what their functions are and why they’re important to us in endurance sports is a complicated procedure! So, where do...
How to Be Healthy

How to Be Healthy

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Now we have cleanly categorised the elements of health through our “What is Health?” article whilst also acknowledging the overlapping between the categories, we can now look to implement successful strategies that maximise your health. It is important to...
What is Health?

What is Health?

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This is a transcript to the audio “What is Health?” that is available to Optimal Movement Members. For more information on membership click here.   Many people think health and fitness correlate with each other, this simply isn’t the case....
Lactate

Lactate 2

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Our previous Lactate article (here) described what lactate is, how it is used and common misconceptions surrounding the molecule. This article explains why it could be beneficial to understand the levels of lactate your body produces to make your training more...