You can’t mention isotonic sports drinks without somebody telling you that you don’t really need them. It’s true, and we’ve covered it in our guide to what to drink for sports: most people don’t need to be drinking sports drinks if they’re doing exercise for 60 minutes or less. But the fact is that we […]
How to Eat Like A Pro Soccer Player
Even if you’re not a professional footballer, you can still eat like one. In fact, maybe you should – by the end of this article I’m going to challenge you to do it. After all, the diet of a pro football player is designed with one goal in mind: to keep a player in top […]
Perfect Refuelling: What to Eat After a Game
A good game of 5-a-side, or any other sport, will put your body through its paces, depleting your body’s energy stores and leaving your muscles in need of repair. In order to aid your recovery and get your body back on track, you need to consider when and how you refuel it after a game. If […]
Essential Pre-Match Meals – Top 10
We’ve already shown you what you’re looking for with your pre-game eating. This post is going to show you some practical ideas of how you can get the nutrition you need to perform at your best, quickly, conveniently and affordably. You’re in the right place to find your perfect pre-match meal. The essentials You may […]
What to Eat Before Football – the Best Pre Game Meal
Turning up to a game of football without a proper pre-match meal is like lining up on the starting grid of a race without any gas in your car. You don’t stand a chance of consistently achieving your potential if you have not found the pre game meal combination that works for you. The aim – […]
The Football Player’s Diet
The food and drink that you take inside your body are your fuel for your game. If you’re not fuelling right, then you’re not playing at your potential. Nutrition is a key area for any player to think about. The Pros have it easy with professional teams employing nutritionists to make sure each player has […]
Sports Drinks For Football – What Should You be Drinking?
It’s everywhere, the big money professional players are always necking a bottle of the latest sports drink. No wonder they drink endless bottles of the stuff – it’s provided to them free of charge by the sponsors, but for a regular amateur footballer, are there any benefits to buying these drinks? Lucozade sponsor the FA […]
Superfood: The Kiwifruit
The Chinese might have dubious claims to having invented the game of football (of course they didn’t) but it seems that their national fruit can lay a more sensible claim to being the king of fruits. Pound for pound, this might be the greatest fruit of all time and munching a few should help you […]