3rd May 2014 So today US sprinter and world 100m record holder Tyson Gay receives a 1 year ban from competition for testing positive for a steroid contained in a cream peddled by a ‘chiropractor’. Staggering as this may sound it underlines the desperate measures some elite athletes are prepared to take to make it…
29 May 2012 The recent sunny spell has been good news for athletes hoping for a performance boost. Exposure to UVB rays raises levels of vitamin D in the body, which can help muscles function better, say scientists. Vitamin D is well known for its role in bone health but recent research suggests it may…
5 April 2012 If I had a pound for each time I saw someone – typically overweight, unfit – guzzling a sports drink while sitting, standing or walking around, then I would be a multimillionaire. But I’m delighted and amused to read the results of a scientific survey on sports drinks consumption carried out by…
