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Have a banana before and after your run: Delicious home-grown bananas are nature's energy snack and the perfect alternative to unhealthy processed food and drinks. They are perfect before and after your run to give you lasting energy and help refuel the body. If you want to stay on your game, steer clear of the 'no-nos' and go for the 'na-nas' instead. Don't skip breakfast: If you have a long training run, then you'll need to fuel up well before you head out the door. Start the HBF Run for a Reason with a healthy breakfast such as a bowl..

  3-time Uncle Toby’s Ironman series winner, adventurer racer, elite personal trainer, and host of www.guyandrews.tv, Guy Andrews gives his impressions of the mixed terrain racer from Hoka OneOne, Stinson Evo.  Get in a pair of your very own here

You should always have a good pair of shoes if you're a competitor in running events. The shoes should support your feet for maximum performance and comfort. Most shoes make the runner feel tired and weak after a long run due to all the stress that running puts on the body. Hoka OneOne shoes are specifically designed to help marathon runners and other competitors get the most out of their training. If a runner can avoid having to ice and elevate their feet each night after training, then they will recover more quickly from intense runs. Repeated impacts on hard..

Sports Fever has just received it first delivery of Hoka OneOne and we think very soon these shoes will become every serious distance and trail runner’s go-to shoe! Hoka’s stand alone features include; EVA 30% softer and an increased total volume of up to 2.5 times that of a typical trail running shoe. 40mm high sole which has bee designed to enable a 13cm rocking profile, the design allows for a natural stride transitions and ensures maximum stride efficiency from heal to toe off! 320 grams of weight and 50% more surface area than the typical trail running shoe will..

  Would you rather spend forty-five minutes casually jogging or cycling along at a slow and steady pace or would you rather get it over within twenty minutes, feel exhausted and short of breath and feel your have really pushed yourself to a sweaty fatigued state! There has been a lot of talk out there lately about interval training in particular HITT, which is really just re-phrased interval training. Interval training typically should be done at a HIGH intensity for it to be interval training, thus the new “HITT” is really just another word out there to describe it and..

  Inflammatory foods such as sugar/trans fats are toxic to the body yet most of your cupboards are filled with them without even knowing it! Many simple carbohydrates cause increased insulin levels meaning chronic inflammation within the body. Inflammation in particular in the abdominal region and not only that high levels can lead to heart disease, cancers and auto immune disorders. So what is insulin you might ask? Insulin is a hormone which is secreted directly from the beta cells of the pancreas as a response to increased blood glucose concentration among other inflammatory products. Insulin is crucial in controlling the..

  Well winter is here and for that competitive edge on the field or off the field whilst you recover you cant go past, Compression clothing multiplied: 2XU Compression garments set the benchmark in high performance compression clothing across the globe. From compression tights and compression shorts to compression sleeves and compression tops, 2XU offers all the compression clothing essentials to heighten your sports training, racing and recovery demands. Utilising world-leading compression clothing fabrics, intelligent graduated design construction and ergonomic cuts, 2XU Compression garments will outperform the opposition time and time again. Available online and in store now.

  We're having a special sale event and offering you a whopping 25% discount* storewide at our CBD location only!  This is inclusive of all new season stock.  We're talking the brand new Nike Free runners (that we took delivery of yesterday), all apparel, all accessories, the works. It's only on till the 4th of May and only in the CBD so get in soon to save.

Top 5 Tips to reduce injuries from endurance running: 1. Tight IT/Knee Pain: Start stretching and foam rolling! Runners get extremely tight IT bands (illiotibial bands) which is the fascia that lines the outside of your quad, if tight it can affect knee movements and tenderness to the patella. Patella tendinitis can also come from tight and weak hamstrings so work on those also. Foam rolling the outside and back of the legs everyday will fix it! This is also a great dynamic warm up  2. Shin Splints: Can be caused buy a number of factory including tight calves, muscular..

   It is with great please that we welcome Alice Round to the Sports Fever blog team. Alice is our resident expert on nutrition and training and will be imparting her vast knowledge to our community via our blog. Alice, is a Strength and conditioning coach, and nutritionist at shredded Strength Institute Floreat, "I have always had a passion for a healthy lifestyle and especially physically activity and nutrition. From a young age i have represented nationally in athletics in particular sprinting and surf life saving as well as being heavily involved in netball and other sports such as football,..

          All new season styles and colours from your favorite suppliers BROOKS, ADIDAS and MIZUNO are instore and online now!  Come in store or surf our site to see the new collections. Looking forward to seeing you all soon, don’t forget if you haven’t already done so sign up to our VIP Club The Inner Circle for your special rewards, notifications and discounts. - Sports Fever Team

  adidas has released the world’s first intelligent football boot, the adizero f50 powered by miCoach. Here’s the deal. addidas took their lightest football boot, the adizero f50 (weighing in at a feather-light 165g) and hooked it up with miCoach technology, letting you track and upload performance data all from the sole of your boot. miCoach will keep up with you as you play, logging in speed, number of sprints, distance and time so you can get your head back where it belongs. In the game. Here’s how it works. The adizero f50 boot has a special space in the..

Drinking your green beverages and partying like a leprechaun!?  It's St Patrick's Day once again!  If you are not preoccupied paying tribute to your local irish pub or chasing rainbows and searching for pots of gold then check out our St Patrick's Day collection of green goodies. Should you want a mighty fine discount to go along with that be sure to signup to our VIP list and with the money you save, have one of those green bevvies on us.

Get started on your journey to run, jog or walk the 2012 HBF Run for a Reason. We are offering 20% off Brooks footwear in store or online (code: HBFRUN20) and if you choose from the Ramsay Health Care 14km or 4km distances – you’ll receive 20% off your entry fee if you’re an HBF member. Early bird entrants, will also receive a free cool-dry T-shirt to wear on the day (try on sample sizes at your local Sports Fever store). The early bird offer is strictly limited – so enter online now.

We have a great in-store only deal for Brooks this Christmas!  20% off Brooks footwear at any of our stores and you'll also score a free pair of Brooks socks.  Mention this post in store for the discount! Hurry in!  Offer expires 31st January. This offer not to be used with any other offers. No further discounts apply.

If you're not participating in the Ironman 70.3 this season, why not consider volunteering at the event? Volunteers are an important part of the Ironman 70.3 and without them the event would not be possible. If you are heading down to watch or support family or friends consider volunteering for the day. Roles available include Course Marshals, Aid Station Attendants, Registration Attendants and Transition Attendants. For more information on the event and volunteering visit the website - www.busseltonhalf.com or to register as a volunteer download the form and return to Rick Winch at admin@busseltonchambers.com.au On the day volunteers will recieve..

If you're thinking about competing in the HBF Run for a Reason or are just looking to start running for the first time download the free HBF Run for a Reason app to use on your iPhone or Android mobile. Including training guides, health calculations and recipe ideas, you can also map your training and find out everything you need to know about the event. This clever gizmo can also give you regular alerts so you can monitor your progress and can even play music at the same time.

Today we'd like you to meet Rowena Kendall, a physiotherapist at Lifecare in Cottesloe. When a friend of hers passed away last year from cystic fibrosis, Rowena decided to do the Rottnest Channel Swin solo to fundraise for CFWA. She made it to Rotto in 6 hours and 16 minutes and raised just over $32,000. Rowena found some busy time in her schedule to chat to Sports Fever about her job, her preparation for the race and her experience. We hope you are inspired by her story as much as we were. What do you love most about being a..

Check out the video from the Bikesure TriSeries Hillarys triathlon part two! Looks like it was a great day.

If you are new to running, you may be experiencing some common ailments or injuries. According to Dave Moala from Bayswater Physiotherapy the most common runners conditions are tibial tenoperostitis (pain on the inside border of the tibia or shin bone, commonly referred to as “shin splints”), achilles tendon pain/injury and anterior knee pain (patello-femoral/knee cap pain). The causes for these three problems are also varied, but Dave says they can be loosely grouped into three categories, musculoskeletal and biochemical factors, training regimes and footwear. Musculoskeletal and biomechanical factors include joint stiffness or mobility, inadequate tissue length and muscle strength..