Alcohol has several negative effects on post-exercise recovery and rehydration, and should be avoided after sport and exercise
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It’s not just elite sportspeople who get muscle cramps. If you’ve ever experienced one, you’ll know how painful they are. But why do we get them, and is there anything to be done?
We’ve all hear we should drink eight glasses of water per day, but where did that advice come from, and is it outdated?
Regular caffeine intake makes us tolerant to the effect on irregular users of wanting to go to the toilet.
There’s not enough evidence that sports drinks are any better at hydrating you than water.
Feeling thirsty could be affecting your brain function more than you realise.
Here’s the science.
It can take the body up to three weeks to fully recover from the strain of running a marathon, so here’s some foods that are scientifically proven to help aid recovery.
First we feel thirsty and fatigued, and may develop a mild headache. This eventually gives way to grumpiness, and mental and physical decline.
Why does drinking too much leave you feeling so rotten?
There is no evidence for a link between moderate coffee consumption and dehydration, according to a study in PLOS ONE. The global population consumes 1.6 billion cups of coffee a day and it’s a common…
Acclimatising to heat is a tough gig. Since 1970, central Australian regions have warmed 1.2ᵒC and as the world continues to get warmer, increasingly common and increasingly intense heat waves will make…
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