Study on the Performance Outcomes of Elite Track Athletes Competing at Varying Altitudes

Many high level performance athletes train at altitude to improve their performance when they race or compete at sea level, but more often than not, if they haven’t been training at a higher altitude for several weeks before competition their performance will ultimately suffer. However, some events suffer more than others. It’s known that power and…

Does Sodium Supplementation Help Avoid Dehydration While Running in the Heat?

Athletes have been consuming sports drinks and supplements for year to help avoid dehydration and the consequences that come with it. It’s often been debated if sodium and potassium supplements within sports drinks or simply taken by themselves can help preserve an athletes plasma volume, prevent dehydration, and maintain body weight while competing at high…

Aerobic Capacity and Hematological Response to Exercise: A study on school-going regularly exercising boys in two different air pollution zones.

As humans were given such a wonderful gift and opportunity to be able to call such a beautiful place our home. In an ever-growing industrial society, one like the world that we live in, one of the most extreme problems we face daily is environmental pollution. It is rather easy to imagine one breathing in…