“Can chocolate milk make you go faster? How about nicotine? Should you really have as low body fat as possible? Sports science reasearch reveals that the answers may not be as obvious as you think.

A study by scientists at Indiana University showed that chocolate milk is very effective in recovery after hard exercise. They compared [...]

“Sports nutrition advice”

(Via Food Standards Agency – Eat well, be well – Food for sport: .)

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“The Amateur Swimming Association has developed a series of fitness swimming training modules set to change the face of health and fitness delivery across the UK.

The four new training modules – AquaFit, Aqua-Circuits, Aqua-Jogging and Fitness Swimming are aimed predominantly at dryside instructors and will allow leisure facilities and personal trainers to offer customers a [...]

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~By Dr. Andrew Lyttle – Biomechanics Department, Western Australian Institute of Sport

~By Nat Benjanuvatra – Department of Human Movement and Exercise Science, The University of Western Australia

With turn times accounting for up to one third of the total race time, minor improvements in turning performance can lead to substantially improved event times. A successful swim [...]

“A toddler has set a record as the youngest person to swim 50 metres unaided.”

(Via Telegraph News | UK News Water baby making waves as a swimmer: .)

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“Genetics shape us in many ways including our athletic potential. Just how important are genetics in athletic success? They certainly help and may even give you an athletic edge, but???”

(Via About Swimming Are Athletes Born or Built?: .)

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