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Home-made Energy Bars
Real food for real athletes
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Nutrition: is cake the perfect fuel for outdoor swimmers?
Forget energy gels, isotonic drinks, chia seeds and coconut oil, for many swimmers their fuel of choice is cake. Delicious…
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Lemon and Parsley Haddock with Chilli Beans
Real Food for Real Athletes
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Nutrition planning for a 5km swim
Completing a 5km open water swim makes heavy demands on your body. Make sure you eat and drink properly to…
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Electrolytes: The Difference Between Sporting Success and Failure
Whilst most experts agree that proper hydration, sufficient calories and a calculated intake of carbohydrates are essential to sports performance,…
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Hemp protein recipes – 2
The second of three protein-packed recipes from nutritionist Kathy Findlay
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What to eat before your morning swim
Ben Price investigates whether or not you need to eat before your morning swim
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Super Soups
Banish the winter blues with these two soup recipes from Kathy Findlay especially designed for outdoor swimmers
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Whey the options
Should swimmers add protein supplements to their diets?
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Wild swimming scoffs – recipe 2
Fuel your wild swimming adventures with the second of three recipes from nutritionist Kathy Findlay
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Five essential nutrients to fuel your swimming
Hard training sessions can leave your nutrient stores depleted, so here is our list of five top nutrients to keep…
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The anatomy of a sports drink
We take a look at what goes into sports drinks and why...
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Weetabix cake
The first of three recovery cake recipes by Kathy Findlay
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Power up, power down – recipe 3
The third of our recipes to fuel your training session and aid recovery
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Get ready to race – recipe 1
The first of three recipes to help you prepare for race day
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Energy brownie balls
High energy brownie balls to boost your training or race performance
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Spring into action – recipe 2
The second of our quick snacks to fuel your swims
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Five ways to boost your immune system
Nutrition can help keep our immune systems in good shape, so let’s look at some of the things we can…
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Speedy recovery recipes – 2
The second of three quick and easy recovery dinners from nutritionist Kathy Findlay for when time is short.
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Is cake the perfect fuel for outdoor swimmers?
From healthy sweet potato cakes to chocolate and cream feasts, we have been testing your recipes in the quest to…
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Speedy recovery recipes – 1
The first of three quick and easy recovery dinners from nutritionist Kathy Findlay for when time is short.
