Up close and personal with Cassandra van Breugel
One- on- one with CVB Quick questions with Cassie: When and why did you get into swimming? I started competitive swimming when I was 11. My best friend wanted me to swim with her and my older brother also started competing at carnivals. Where did you grow up? I have lived on the Central Coast […]
Read MoreCity 2 Surf: Fuel and Fluid
Learn how to fuel and hydrate your body ahead of the City 2 Surf If you are running in this week’s city to surf, you are probably looking forward to a taper week, knowing that have the “ks” under your belt, plus you can tick off the long slows, hills and threshold sessions…so what’s left to […]
Read MoreTattoos may alter the ability to sweat
By Asker Jeukendrup Asker Jeukendrup is a highly regarded sports nutrition scientist and an Ironman triathlete from the Netherlands. Thinking of getting a tattoo? An interesting recent study from the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Denver, suggested that athletes may need to think twice before getting a tattoo… Tattoos have increased in popularity […]
Read MoreCramps and Stitches
Pickle Me? Science has not found all the answers to the problems of cramps and stitches, however, well-trained, fuelled and hydrated athletes are at least risk of experiencing muscle cramps. How to reduce the risk of a cramp: 1. TRAIN Cramps are less common in athletes who are well trained and conditioned for the event […]
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