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Congratulations to the 5 winners of New Balance trainers from our December newsletter. Your shiny new footwear is on its way to you: Emma Hallam, Phil Crocker, Clare Rutter, Sarah Proctor and Marie-Clare Dixon. Thanks to our partners at Owzat Cricket, we are delighted to offer a brand new Crazy Catch to this...
Food and drink are the fuel that we use to power our bodies and so they make an enormous difference to energy and performance. There is plenty of information sources on what to eat and drink before sport, but what about in the midst of a match or event itself? When are...
Whilst there’s no doubt that football and rugby remain some of the most popular sports in the UK – and around the world – there are many other options when it comes to getting active than simply kicking a ball around a pitch or over a goal post. In fact,...
Anyone with a serious interest in sport knows that nutrition is an important part of achievement. This is especially the case when it comes to taking care of your body after you compete or train, whether you are getting involved in sport in order to compete on an amateur level,...
Technology has had a huge influence on the modern world, across most industries – and sport is no different. Particularly over the past two decades there have been some cutting edge developments that have demonstrated just how much technology and sport go hand in hand, in terms of training, fan...
In Part 1 of this series of two blogs we introduced the exciting new partnership that has been established between Zing Performance and Activate Sport. The culmination of the partnership will be that 20 children from our Activate Sport courses will be able to take part in the six-month training...
Activate Sport is excited to announce a new partnership that it has established with Zing Performance, an organisation that uses science to help increase brain function in academic, work and sport situations. In a sporting context Zing focuses on the fact that great athletes – or even simply those who...
For England all rounder Andrew Flintoff, the Ashes is a pretty special time, as his incredible performance in the 2005 and 2009 contests contributed a huge amount towards making him the national treasure he is today. Although this year it’s the turn of the new English talent to take the...
Schools out for summer! And whilst for the kids that might mean the relief of no homework, no maths and no boring lessons until September, for parents around the country keeping everyone entertained all day every day can feel like a great big project in itself. However, with a bit...
In an era when sporting success is expected at a much younger age and the winning is often much more important than the taking part, there is a lot more pressure on young sporting stars to start hitting milestones much earlier. This pressure comes from a whole range of different...
