Beet It Sport
AUGUST 2023 AMBASSADOR
Andy & Adam McKibbin are a Sidecarcross team based in Northern Ireland. In 2019, Andy was Irish Sidecar Champion ...
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HOW TO FUEL FOR A SUCCESSFUL LONDON MARATHON
Fuelling the body is a bit like putting fuel in your car. If you add the wrong type of fuel or worse, no fuel at all, then your performance will be severely affected.
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How to fuel during the London Marathon
Fuelling the body is a bit like putting fuel in your car. If you add the wrong type of fuel, or worse, no fuel at all, then your performance will be severely affected. A bit like your car, during the run your ‘fuel tank’ will be draining away. We only have limited energy stores within the body (enough for roughly 90 minutes to 2 hours of exercise) so we need to make sure we keep it topped up to help complete the event itself.
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Concentrated Beetroot Juice: The Secret Weapon for Cyclists
For recreational cyclists, there's nothing more exhilarating than the feeling of wind rushing past your face, your muscles working hard, and your heart beating faster. But as you push yourself to go further and faster, you may also experience fatigue and exhaustion, which can hinder your performance. Luckily, there is a natural and effective solution: concentrated beetroot juice.
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Beet juice: what does the science say?
There is enough scientific research out there to suggest that beetroot juice and nitrates improve exercise performance. However, there is also enough research to suggest that it does not.
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April 2022 ambassador
Jake ‘Ultra’ ExoticJake is an ultra-trail athlete based in Colorado, known amongst his 30K followers on Instagram for...
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March 2022 US ambassador
Alejandra AlonsoAlejandra Alonso is from Paraguay, South America and currently based in Miami, USA. She has been rowi...
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February 2022 US ambassador
How did you get involved in swimming?I first started swimming at a young age, learning how to as every child does. Af...
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July 2021 ambassador
Kendall ChaseHow did you get involved in rowing?I started rowing my junior year of high school after one of my soccer...
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April 2021 ambassador
Kim ConleyKim is a professional runner living and training in Flagstaff, AZ and has represented the United States eig...
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February 2021 ambassador
James FlemingJames Fleming BSc MSc is a Sport and Exercise Nutritionist, registered on the Sport and Exercise Nutriti...
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Can you Beet the common cold?
January and its cold temperatures has truly settled in and with the current situation here in the UK, it's absolutely...
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