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FA Cup final 2015: 10 things you didn’t know about footballers’ diets James Collins, head nutritionist at FA Cup finalists Arsenal and lead nutritionist for England at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, shines a light on the unique challenges of feeding professional footballers. Football fans and amateur players are always fascinated to know what professional […]

Chichester’s Ollie Smith is celebrating a golden start to track and field season.  The British Universities and College (BUCS) Championships are the traditional curtain-raiser to the outdoor season and attracted more than 100 institutions. Smith represented Brunel University in the 400m and 4×400 team relay – in some style. His spirits were relatively high going into […]

From ultra-scientific performance centres to innovative gyms with revolutionary training protocols, training facilities are becoming more dizzying futuristic every day. Will we all soon be training in a super-gym? On a Friday morning in late 2014, Wayne Rooney and the rest of the England football squad were training at the cutting-edge perform training facility at […]

The Yorkshire Warrior I recently completed the ‘Yorkshire Warrior’ challenge, a 10 mile assault course scattered with 30 testing obstacles involving everything from fire and ice baths to mud pits and live electrical wires, and when I finished my next thought was ‘What next?!’ Well that was easy… a hot bath obviously! But this got […]

If you’re training hard for an endurance race, getting your recovery right is vital for staving off muscle soreness and improving your performance. We asked sports nutritionist, James Collins some of your most commonly asked questions… 1. When should I be eating after a run to maximise recovery? The sooner the better – ideally within […]

Sports nutrition: What’s worth trying? With so many voices exalting the virtues of spurious ‘superfoods’ it’s difficult to know what will really help spur us onto faster race times, stronger swims or more fruitful workouts. With a raft of experience honing the diets of elite athletes, sports nutritionist James Collins told us what it’s really […]

Celebrity trainer Greg Whyte, the man redefining fitness training Greg Whyte, physical activity expert and personal fitness guru to the likes of Davina McCall and David Walliams, explains the scientific methods behind his success Prof Greg Whyte believes – and has proof – that anyone can achieve extraordinary fitness, even dough-bellied middle-aged men and busy […]

New World Record attempt fastest woman 50 km treadmill On Friday 6th March, Gemma Carter will attempt to become the fastest female to complete 50 km on a treadmill. Having completed a 50 km event myself in October 2014, I do not envy Gemma this challenge! Aged 28, Gemma is a qualified running coach, has […]

CHHP Founder & Director, Dr Kreindler finds creativity in the mountains Jack Kreindler, MD, stood at a crossroads many years ago. Should he take the career path toward becoming a fine artist, or one that involved education across science and the humanities? He opted for medicine—a decision he says was the perfect combination of 3 […]

If you love your body, then you should love protein shakes. These muscle-building drinks have come a long ay since the camel-coloured sludge beloved of the world’s strongest man contestants and are now a non-negotiable part of every gym goer’s repertoire. Designed to replenish, repair and push you further, there’s a shake to suit every […]