In this article Passion Fit athlete Lauren Turley discusses the taper. While there are a million ways to approach the actual training load taper – and each athlete will be different – there are many other considerations for this phase before your race which Lauren outlines here.
In the second of our Race Ready articles, Sam Wordley talks you through how to get specific about the demands of the race you have chosen. Reading the race manual and checking your kit matches the demands you are about to face can leave you with more time and less nerves so you can relax in the days leading up to the event.
As athletes near race season, Xhale coach Caroline Livesey here takes you through how you can make the most of your pre-race days with a recce of the race course, and what you should be looking out for.
Whether professional or an age-group athlete, understanding how to optimise recovery and developing a plan to achieve this are critical to your progression. Here, Dr Sam Shepherd explains why getting the right nutrition will help you to recover better and reap the rewards the of training. He delves into what key principles you should follow when it comes to recovery and tips on how to implement these into your training plan.
It’s winter. The weather is cold, grey, wet and windy and it’s dark by 4pm. Fell running at this time of year just isn’t much fun!
However, what about those blue sky days where the air is cold and crisp? What about those days after it has snowed and the weather has calmed down but it is still cold enough that the snow hasn’t turned to slush? What about those dark nights under a big moon and the lights of the nearest village twinkling in the distance – those are great days to be out on the hills!
In this post Dave Taylor (Fell Running Guide) shares some of his top tips for getting out in the winter weather safely.
In Part 2 of our coach onboarding series, the team from Xhale present to you some of the basics of coaching using the platform, how to make your coaching more efficient, and how to build plans without your athletes seeing what you are working on.
Strength training can improve joint stability and flexibility as well as strength itself. In this article Janette Cardy shares some of the key exercises that she recommends for a strength training plan.
Loren Ward from Passion Fit believes that it is never too late to develop your swim no matter your age or experience level. Loren asked some of the teams’ athletes to share what they have learnt about swim progression, and how they apply themselves. But as Loren writes, a lot of these key learnings can be applied to all areas of your life.
Have you ever considered swim video analysis? Here coach Julian Nagi explains why it is helpful for swimmers to see footage of their swimming, and how you can build it into your training or if you are a coach – make use of swim analysis experts to help your athletes to develop.
HRV tracking is another tool that can provide an insight into how your body is responding to your training. Through measuring the variability in your heart rate, we can spot patterns in how well you are absorbing your training load and whether you need to push more or hold back.
Janette Cardy shares with us why strength training is important, especially for women, and what benefits it can bring for your bone density and muscle mass.
Caroline Livesey takes us through 6 Golden Rules for your day to day nutrition to help you get the most out of your training plan. While people are constantly looking for quick fixes to help with weights or energy management, as this article points out – if you don’t get the basics right you will never progress no matter how hard you train.
