UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must, just never give up.
~Dean Karnazes
- Energy gels: here’s what runners need to knowby Alan Ruddock, Associate Professor of Sport Physiology and Performance, Sheffield Hallam University on May 15, 2026
Gels can provide a quick source of energy – but they can also come with downsides.
- ‘Carb-loading’ is a myth. But how much carbohydrate do athletes really need?by José Miguel Soriano del Castillo, Catedrático de Nutrición y Bromatología del Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universitat de València on February 18, 2026
A new study casts doubt on the simplistic idea that carbs ‘fuel’ our muscles during exercise.
- Endurance athletes have a four times higher risk of irregular heartbeat – and this may be whyby Ben Buckley, Senior lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University; University of Liverpool on December 4, 2025
Endurance athletes have a four times higher risk of atrial fibrillation.
- The longer the race, the closer it gets: women are closing in on men when it comes to ultra-endurance eventsby Caitlin Fox-Harding, Lecturer/Researcher, Edith Cowan University on December 29, 2024
Women are closing the gap on males in many ultra-endurance sports because of a mix of physiology, metabolism, and strategy.
- Your heart changes in size and shape with exercise – this can lead to heart problems for some athletes and gym ratsby William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz on February 21, 2024
People who regularly engage in significant amounts of exercise, as endurance athletes do, may develop enlarged hearts. While athletic heart is adapted for performance, it can be cause for concern.
- Running gels and protein powders can be convenient boosts for athletes – but be sure to read the labelby Emma Beckett, Senior Lecturer (Food Science and Human Nutrition), School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle on April 13, 2023
Sports gels and protein powders can meet the increased nutritional needs of endurance athletes in a convenient form. But they do pack downsides too.
- Here’s why you might feel sick after a workout – and what you can do to prevent itby Adam Taylor, Professor and Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster University on May 24, 2022
Try to avoid eating an hour or two before a workout.