produce up to three times the amount of honey they need.Nutritional BenefitsStudies at the University of Memphis Exercise and Sports Nutrition Laboratory confirm that honey is one of the most effective forms of carbohydrate to eat just before exercise

or settle for an easy run. It's better to turn up to your race slightly undertrained than not to make it to the start line at all. Distance runners seem to be more susceptible to UPS - studies suggest that it's the volume rather than the intensity

southern England from Cornwall to Essex. The leaves come out of the ground in spring, and a few days after that would be an ideal time of the year to go picking garlic.Why? A staple of the famous 'Mediterranean diet', studies have shown that garlic can help

? Studies have shown that fluid loss has twice the negative effect on cardiac performance in hot weather as it does in cold weather. To maintain your performance you therefore need to pay special attention to your hydration needs. As it gets warmer, it's a

sky, the feel of the warm sand underneath you, the sound of the sea lapping on the shore… Taking all your senses away to a beautiful relaxing environment is a fantastic distraction from any training worries – studies have shown that this exercise can

with it, ready to remind you what to do.'Studies by sports scientists have shown that thinking about a specific movement produces exactly the same brain activity that occurs when the actual movement is performed. It's possible to 'train' effectively for a