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Team sports are unpredictable. One minute you are jogging back into position, the next you are sprinting flat out. Unlike steady endurance efforts, football, rugby, hockey and similar sports demand repeated high-intensity bursts with limited recovery. That stop-start nature makes...

Swimming presents a unique fuelling challenge. You are horizontal, often in cool water, and rarely able to eat mid-session. Yet long pool sets, open water training, and swim-run events can be surprisingly demanding on your energy stores. Energy bars can...

HYROX is not just a strength event and it is not just a run. It is repeated high-intensity effort, often lasting 60 to 90 minutes, with very little recovery between stations. That makes carbohydrate availability critical. While energy gels are...

HYROX sits in a unique space between endurance racing and high-intensity functional fitness. Eight 1km runs, eight brutal workout stations, and very little room to hide if your energy dips. Unlike a marathon, HYROX is short enough to feel fast...

Team sports do not just test your fitness. They stress your muscles, nervous system and energy stores in repeated bursts. Whether it is 90 minutes of football, an intense rugby fixture or back-to-back tournament matches, what you do in the...

Team sports are explosive, unpredictable and physically demanding. Whether it is a 90-minute football match, a high-intensity hockey fixture or back-to-back games in a tournament setting, fuelling plays a major role in maintaining power and focus. While gels and chews...