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Athlete Insights: Courtney Duncan On Resilience

Derek MorrisonJune 18, 2020

by Derek MorrisonJune 18, 2020038

Courtney Duncan is the fastest women’s motocrosser on the planet. In this film the 2019 World Motocross Champion shares insights into her journey to the very top of her sport. Despite injuries and set backs throughout her career, 24-year-old Courtney...

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Meet Courtney Duncan: World Motocross Champion

Derek MorrisonJune 3, 2020June 3, 2020

by Derek MorrisonJune 3, 2020June 3, 2020055

Meet Courtney Duncan, the fastest women’s motocrosser on the planet, and find out why she’s still learning and where she wants to take her sport next. The 2019 World Motocross Champion, Courtney joined Fuel My Potential to extend her understanding of...

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Insights: Getting To Sleep For Athletes

Derek MorrisonMay 26, 2020May 27, 2020

by Derek MorrisonMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020062

Leading sleep scientist Dr Richard Swinbourne shares insights around falling asleep. For athletes training at home and during competition travel, a good night’s sleep is essential. This series of sleep tactics help athletes to get the most from their sleep and...

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The Science Of Sleep For Athletes

Derek MorrisonMay 26, 2020May 27, 2020

by Derek MorrisonMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020060

Leading sleep scientist Dr Richard Swinbourne explains the importance of sleep to the performance of an athlete. In this short film Dr Richard Swinbourne details how sleep affects growth, adaptation and performance. He even describes sleep as a free, and...

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Singapore Sport Institute Walkthrough

Derek MorrisonMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020

by Derek MorrisonMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020073

Sleep scientist and head of sport nutrition at the Singapore Sport Institute, Dr Richard Swinbourne takes Fuel My Potential dietitian, Dr Kirsty Fairbairn, through the institute’s facilities. From its Sports Nutrition Laboratory to its Nutrition Recovery Bar, and from its...

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What Is Energy?

Dr Kirsty FairbairnApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020

by Dr Kirsty FairbairnApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020070

Energy is fundamental to live, train and perform. Energy is the currency of life. Understanding what energy is helps us to better listen to our body’s energy needs … and ultimately perform better. Pictures this: It is the dawn of...

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Signs And Symptoms Of Dehydration

Jessica MalloyApril 17, 2020April 17, 2020

by Jessica MalloyApril 17, 2020April 17, 20200136

Have you ever been exercising and just as you feel you’re about to hit a wall you take a sip of water and like magic you have another 20 minutes in you? That is water doing its thing – making...

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Hydration Tips With Joseph Schooling

Derek MorrisonNovember 29, 2019

by Derek MorrisonNovember 29, 20190334

Olympic gold medallist swimmer Joseph Schooling shares his insights and top tips on hydrating for optimum performance in training and competition. In this film Joe shares his best advice with Fuel My Potential’s Dr Kirsty Fairbairn, offering an insight into...

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Hydration With Olympic Gold Medalist Joseph Schooling

Derek MorrisonNovember 15, 2019April 20, 2020

by Derek MorrisonApril 20, 2020April 20, 20200346

Fuel My Potential’s Dr Kirsty Fairbairn sits down with Olympic gold medalist swimmer Joseph Schooling as he shares an insight into how he approaches hydration. Having a good hydration strategy is one of the simplest ways to ensure optimum performance...

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Supplements: The Risks

Rebecca JacksonNovember 15, 2019November 15, 2019

by Rebecca JacksonNovember 15, 2019November 15, 20190299

Taking supplements can bring a lot of risk to an athlete, not just to performance, but to health and, in some instances, to their sporting career. In this film Fuel My Potential sports dietitian Rebecca Jackson explores the main risks...