So far, we have covered a number of muscular and joint therapies and tools that can be added to your arsenal in order to help you get back to your best, recover effectively and commence functioning optimally in terms of physical performance. Although all of these nifty pieces of equipment play a ...

Cordyceps (caterpillar fungus) is a medicinal mushroom that is a wild fungus and has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for over 5,000 years. There are numerous species of cordyceps, however the most researched and popular is Ophiocordyceps sinensis. It is found at high altitudes of ...

Ever wonder what super foods endurance athletes use to fuel their bodies? Whether your discipline is running, swimming, cycling or any other sport, low energy is simply not an option! You need to provide your body with enough energy to meet the demands of training and enable proper recovery between ...

Native to the ecoregion known as The Amazon Basin, Guarana (pron: g'wara-naa) is a climbing plant which produces a reddish brown fruit. The seeds from this fruit are ground down into powder form and are regularly used as a dietary supplement. The Guarana plant is categorised into the ‘Acer genus’ ...

We all know that vitamins and minerals are essential to include in our diet to achieve optimum health as they have powerful properties to brilliantly boost the immune system and heal a person from within. However, when we are deficient, the body and overall health will suffer. One of the most ...

We are all told to do at least an hour of exercise a day but did you know that we also need to incorporate two days of strength training? Before you hit those dumbbells, you need to warm up and after you do your exercises, a cool down session should be done. Why is this needed you ask? Read on to ...

Tiger Tail is an American company founded by athlete Spring Faussett, with a mission to educate on the subject of sore muscle recovery, enhancing performance and injury prevention by providing a variety of products that will penetrate any affected area in an easy yet rapid, effective, relief-giving ...

Everyone knows that when exercising there’s always a risk of injury. When hard training regularly, it’s almost an inevitable thing, I’ve been there! It doesn’t matter if it’s a fractured or broken bone or a sprained ankle, it always stings the ego to be stuck and housebound while convalescing. Is ...

July saw the return of the CrossFit Games to the Stubhub Centre, Carson California, testing the world’s fittest athletes and watched by an increasing worldwide audience. After such physical intensity you'll want to read on for these 5 Top Ways to Recover from Gruelling Workouts! CrossFit is all ...