Blog by Ultimate Performance

Personal trainers offering training without nutrition plans to support the effort you exert are only offering a compromised experience. You deserve better.

A significant juncture in a woman’s life with far-reaching implications for physical and mental health, one we are happy to shine a light on.

Understanding what happens during menopause, namely the physiological and psychological processes that occur and how these affect women’s long term health.

We have helped countless women turn the tide on menopause and discover their power when it comes to creating positive health after the change, here’s how.

Even in 2020, menopause is a taboo subject. So why do we avoid talking about it, when we know it can have a profound effect on the mental and physical health of women worldwide?

An overview of what can be done to help control or mitigate the mental and physical health implications at various stages of the menopause.

Stress management, a consistently good night’s sleep and, if necessary, a supplements plan are vital weapons in a woman’s arsenal to gain control of her experience of menopause.

A common complaint is that people don’t like going to gyms because they think everyone is looking at them as they train. They aren’t, and here’s why.

Many factors explain poor mental health. One of the most impactful is stress, but how does it affect our physiology? And how can we manage it in the long-term?

While the causes of mental health issues are complex, these strategies can alleviate the cognitive load many of us bear before it spirals out of control.

An infectious diseases consultant and former U.P. client writes about the importance of optimising health to protect against the ravages of COVID-19.

Over 60% of people have ‘insufficient’ or worse levels of vitamin D in their body, putting them at greater risk of hospitalisation from COVID-19.

An infectious diseases consultant and former U.P. client writes about the importance of optimising health to protect against the ravages of COVID-19.

To claim that a decrease in lean body mass, and an increase in muscle mass cannot coincide is to misunderstand the nature of what lean body mass includes. Joe Halstead explains further.

Overdoing it in the gym is easily done after an extended break from training. Luckily, it is equally easy to adapt and avoid delayed onset muscle soreness entirely.

Hydration is crucial, but that statement alone gives rise to a whole host of questions – the most common of which are answered right here, with sources for every major claim we make.

These raspberry and white chocolate crisp crepes pack 30g of protein per serve.

When trainers complain about how they can’t get results, there is usually one common cause – a lack of planned, programmed and tracked progression.