Immunity
Sub-optimum immunity can often result in lost training time, particularly during the winter. In this section, you’ll find information on how to structure your training and optimise your nutrition to maximise your immunity and keep well all year round.
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With the competitive season looming, Andrew Hamilton examines at the current best thinking on vaccination for athletes MORE
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Recent research shows that multivitamin and mineral supplementation is a popular practice among athletes; but is it actually necessary, and if so, how should athletes make sensible choices? MORE
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SPB looks at new research suggesting COVID-19 restrictions on training and competing could have significant implications for athletes going into 2021 MORE
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Andrew Hamilton looks at the evidence on glutamine supplementation and asks whether it can help athletic performance? MORE
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Sports Performance Bulletin looks at brand new research on probiotic supplementation and post-exercise immunity following marathon running MORE
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Despite the inevitable preoccupation with coronavirus, good old skin infections courtesy of pathogens such as MRSA are still all too common among athletes. PP explains why, and how the correct hygiene measures can ensure athlete health – especially in team and close-contact sports MORE
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Can or should athletes wear face masks when training or competing? Sports Performance Bulletin looks at some brand new research on how face mask use affects exercise capacity MORE
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How should athletes prepare for a return to sport following coronavirus infection safely and effectively? Andrew Hamilton highlights some new research by UK scientists and provides practical guidelines MORE
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Can the use of key vitamins and minerals provide antiviral support against respiratory viruses such as COVID-19? Andrew Hamilton looks at what the science says, and provides a number of recommendations for athletes (and anyone else) seeking to stay well in these uncertain times MORE
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In part 1 of this article, we looked at the biology and epidemiology of novel coronavirus, and explained why its virulence presents such a challenge for all of us. In part 2 we look ways of minimising the chance of becoming infected by using physical barriers MORE