Meet Sydney Uni – Staminade Cyclist Georgia Miansarow
Staminade Welcomes Georgia Miansarow Welcome to the newest member of the Sydney Uni – Staminade Women’s Cycling Team, Georgia Miansarow. Georgia is a former elite rower who has transitioned to cycling just this year. She was spotted in the Sydney Uni Velo Club’s...
7 Warm Ups for Cold Weather Training
First of all, good on ya’ for sticking with your training as it’s getting colder and colder in the lead up to winter. It’s not always easy to get up each morning and head out into the cold to push and punish yourself some more. To keep you on your way, we have 7 warm...
5 Benefits of Magnesium for Athletes
Magnesium: the ‘master mineral’. Maybe it sounds a little magical and mysterious, but we’re not messing around. Magnesium means business. It’s a multi-tasking mineral that’s an essential building block for our body. Magnesium is needed for nearly every chemical...
Does Lack of Sleep Affect Sporting Performance?
Sleep is often the first thing to be sacrificed as we try to fit everything into a day. But does lack of sleep affect sporting performance?
Is High or Low Intensity Training Better?
Is high or low intensity training better? Let's look at that. Bob and Jo are good mates. Bob gets up each morning and runs for 60 minutes at a steady pace (between 40-60% of his maximum heart rate). Jo gets up each morning and sprints as hard as he can for...
Why Marathon Runners Need Electrolytes for Peak Performance
Marathon running is no mean feat. On average, it’s around 3-5 hours-worth of pure grit (if you’re running faster than that then you’re a bit of a big shot…). During these 3-5 hours, your body goes through some serious challenges whilst hauling itself...
5 Tips to Help Stick to Your Training
We’re well into the year now, and the whole ‘new year new me’ motivation may well be long gone. Training is tough, especially when you’re looking to push yourself each and every day to maximise your progress. It’s not easy getting out of bed each morning....
Q&A with Jess Pratt – Sydney Uni Women’s Cycling Team
Cyclist Jess Pratt has joined the team at Sydney Uni Women – Staminade for 2019 and continues her love of cycling she started at a young age. We had a chat to Jess about cycling in our latest Q&A.
Q&A with Jen Darmody – Sydney Uni Women’s Cycling Team
Introducing Cyclist Jen Darmody Sydney Uni Women - Staminade cycling team welcomed cyclist Jen Darmody to its list in 2019. Jen has had a great start to the year and we caught up with her to find out more about her love of cycling which is relatively new...
Why You’ll Get Hooked on Beach Rugby
Beach rugby; it’s the game you know, but not as you know it. Mysterious. Well, here’s the thing; it’s a combination of Rugby Union, Rugby League and Touch Football. Sounds good hey? We want to share with you why you’ll get hooked on beach rugby. What...