A medical look at sports, how to perform, and how to look after yourself
Biking4Breasts is a 2000km bike ride, run on Zwift through Wahoo smart trainers (static bikes). The one twist is that we are going to attempt this distance over 24hrs. Why are we going to do that? To raise awareness regarding the signs of breast cancer, and to fund the latest in breast cancer models for…
Coffee is a cycling staple, so its likely no coincidence that caffeine is recognised to be effective for improving endurance and overall sporting performance. But how does this occur, and what’s the best way to utilise caffeines effect? How much/what is an effective dose of caffeine for cycling/endurance events and more to the point WHEN should you be…
Sports hydration and electrolytes are vital to effective training, even more so in the indoor environment. Whilst Zwift is amazing. Its indoors. As a result you are are going to SWEAT BUCKETS. But serious sweating, when not accompanied by the right electrolyte replacement can leave you underperforming at best, and in danger at the worst. Read on…
I’ve rather good at injuries, not only have I fractured my olecranon, but about 18months around I had serve neck pain – torticolis – as a result of staining my trapezius muscle. Physiotherapy sorted the original injury, but couldn’t quite get the muscle permanently pain free. It was suggested that a sports massage might help…
Recently I uploaded a review of the Withings Aura. Why? might be a good question. Yes it’s a gadget and its vaguely related to health. But let’s be honest, as a review item, it was a little out of left field. The main reason being that sleep is important. I don’t just mean its nice….
Getting the fit on your bike is really rather important, both to getting the best power down on the actual road and to preventing injuries and poor posture Bike fitting services have existed for years, and have evolved from a chap with a tape measure, protractor and static trainer, to the level of advancement seen…
James Gill