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19 October 2009 14:45 | Posted by: Jayme Mart

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The Lucozade Sports Science Team offer a wide range of services including nutritional advice and guidelines for sport, applied sports science testing across a wide range of sports for various sporting individuals from grass roots level right up to professional ...

What nutritional challenges are facing tennis players this summer?

14 July 2009 05:27 | Posted by: Jayme Mart

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Andy Murray’s 10.30 finish on centre court last Monday highlights some of the nutritional issues arising in racquet sports.    In tennis, it is often impossible to envisage how long a game will go on for, and in turn to ...

Pre running race meal- what should I eat?

14 July 2009 03:35 | Posted by: Jayme Mart

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Loss of fluids and a reduction in your body’s carbohydrate stores are the two major causes of fatigue in endurance exercise.  With this in mind, one of the most common nutritional questions I get asked in regard to running preparation ...

Endurance athletes - is your fueling strategy adequate?

25 June 2009 04:58 | Posted by: Jayme Mart

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The 2009 Tour de France starts on Saturday 4th of July and finishes on Sunday the 26th of July.  The Tour will cover a total of 21 stages over 3500km, which is broken down into;  10 flat stages, 7 mountain ...

Sweating - Horses sweat, men perspire, women merely glow?!

25 June 2009 04:52 | Posted by: Jayme Mart

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Throughout the summer months with increased ambient temperature, many people are finding that their sweat rate is increased during exercise and competition.  Whilst working with the Scottish Touch Rugby squad this weekend, I was asked an interesting question; in sport, why ...

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