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09/02/2023

AGE WELL

Getting older doesn’t mean it’s time to sit on the sidelines. You don’t have to grow weaker and give up what you love. No matter how many miles are on the odometer, you can get older and stronger.

Getting older doesn’t mean it’s time to sit on the sidelines. You don’t have to grow weaker and give up what you love. You can get older and stronger.

08/02/2023

BEETROOT JUICE AND MUSCLES

In 2018, the International Olympic Committee formally recognised beetroot as a legitimate sports food. On what basis?

It cited multiple trials in competition settlings that found professional athletes who had consumed beetroot juice enjoyed a significant improvement in endurance.

The studies go back more than a decade.

Using a trace isotope, scientists have proven that nitrates from beetroot are quickly taken up by muscles in heavy exercise.

03/02/2023

MOTIVATION

We’ve all heard those people who say “running gives you a high” or “exercise is addictive,” but for many of us, it’s hard to love exercise. Some might even say they hate it, dread it, or the thought of going to the gym gives them anxiety.

Why do some of us hate exercise? And how can we overcome this to reap the lifesaving benefits of getting the body moving?

Why do some of us hate exercise? And how can we overcome this to reap the life-saving benefits of getting the body moving? Find out here.

02/02/2023

POST WORKOUT FUEL

When you’re in training, whether it’s early morning or evening sessions, it’s important to fuel up adequately at all meals. If you’re hitting the pavement early, a protein-rich dinner that couples carbohydrates, legumes, and fresh veggies will stand you in very good stead for a solid morning training session.

Here are five satisfying meals that will get you feeling energised.

Nutritious dinners to fuel your workouts

01/02/2023

THIS WEEKEND!

The first ever IRONMAN 70.3 Tasmania on 5 February 2023 is in the beautiful city of Hobart, providing everything an athlete needs for a perfect race: a stunning venue and a world class course.

29/01/2023

HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR FEMALE ATHLETES

Kate at Athlete Sanctuary is a Sports Naturopath, Olympian and Holistic Coach that helps sportswomen transition from feeling exhausted, frustrated and disappointed to fearless and competition ready.

Kate certainly knows what it’s like to face challenges when pursuing a dream. She was once where you are now.

She has developed the Holistic Health and Sports Performance Mentoring Program specifically for women who are looking for female-centric training and health options. In the first 6 months of this program we will work with you to:

♦️ Master your mindset so you can overcome challenges head-on
♦️ Understand how your unique physiology works and how to enhance your endurance and energy levels
♦️ Be competition ready in mind, body, and spirit
♦️ Maximise your digestion and absorption of the essential nutrients required for women’s sports performance
♦️ Tailor your sports nutrition plan to your individual requirements for optimal performance including adaptation to your menstrual cycle, your body type, and race and training needs
♦️ Optimise hormonal balance and better understand and manage women’s health challenges such as heavy periods or PMS so you can train and perform at your best regardless of your menstrual cycle
♦️ Resolve injuries and keep niggles and inflammation under control
♦️ Maintain a healthy relationship with food and nutrition to help you stay focused on balance and optimal performance

Contact Kate to find out more > buff.ly/3F7g9Lz

27/01/2023

PRE-RACE NERVES

While some ‘nervous energy’ can be beneficial, too much ‘performance anxiety’ can waste valuable energy and become a roadblock to peak performance.

0 Effectively Handling Pre-Race Nerves. Kate Smyth Olympian and Naturopath at the Athlete Sanctuary, shares her tips to managing stress and channeling feelings in a positive direction for peak performance. She explains how any kind of important individual performance, from making a speech to running...

26/01/2023

ZINC AND THE FEMALE ATHLETE

Most athletes understand zinc’s role supporting the immune system and wound healing, and its requirement for a proper senses of taste and smell but few understand it’s role in muscle function. It is a nutrient that needs to be consumed everyday as the body doesn’t naturally produce zinc.

Zinc is the powerhouse that supports performance. And knowing how being deficient in zinc can affect your progress, is essential.

Want to know more?....check out the blog on our website now > www.athletesanctuary.com.au

25/01/2023

DID YOU KNOW?...

The Normatec Recovery System can enhance lymphatic system function.

(Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research)

Muscle stiffness, tenderness, strength loss, and edema have been linked to exercise-induced muscle microtrauma. Enhancement of lymphatic flow and clearance of waste may accelerate recovery.

“A goal of dynamic compression is to reduce lymphatic obstruction and thereby enhance the removal of the protein- and debris-rich fluid that accumulates in the interstitial spaces after exercise-induced inflammation”. Maintaining an anti-inflammatory diet can also speed up your recovery time. Ginger is one natural remedy that may help reduce inflammation."

Find out more about Normatec on the website. We hire Normatec so you can take with you to your competition or training camp, or we also have the system available to buy.

Contact Athlete Sanctuary to find out more > buff.ly/3uzl4Tb

22/01/2023

IRONMAN TASMANIA!

The first ever IRONMAN 70.3 Tasmania on 5 February 2023 is in the beautiful city of Hobart, providing everything an athlete needs for a perfect race: a stunning venue and a world class course.

The course sees Oceania’s first ever completely indoor transition right next to historic sandstone buildings of Salamanca.

The Swim is from one of the famous piers into the cool, calm waters of the River Derwent, followed by a testing bike course delivering the most vertical gain of any IRONMAN 70.3 race in Oceania. The run heads through the historic ports and out towards Cornelian Bay, before returning to that famous red carpet and the finish line.

The first ever IRONMAN 70.3 Tasmania on 5 February 2023 is in the beautiful city of Hobart, providing everything an athlete needs for a perfect race: a stunning venue and a world class course.

21/01/2023

SEE YOU AT BULLER?

The Mount Buller Send2Summit is an adventure mountain duathlon like no other on 28 January 2023.

The race starts with a warm up prologue run of 5km starting from the Village Square, then; Send it: a 22km mountain bike ride from the top of Mount Buller to the bottom descending 1300m, and Summit it: a 10km mountain run up the north west ridge of Mount Buller, climbing more than 1000m in the first 6km.

Conquer the whole course yourself, or enter as a team of two with one member taking on the run legs and one taking on the bike leg.

The Mount Buller Send2Summit is an adventure mountain duathlon like no other on 28 January 2023.

20/01/2023

All things considered, the traditional approach of changing your program every 12 weeks might actually make sense in order to prevent plateaus. However, there is no hard and fast rule.