Best Food For Sports Performance
With so much information on nutrition, it is difficult to know what is the best food for sports performance. For optimal performance, it is important to keep your energy levels up and view your food as fuel. The key here is preparation; plan healthy meals and snacks in advance to fit in with your training […]
14th March 2017 read full articleKim Murray: The Life Of A Future Winter Olympics Athlete
Since swapping the long jump sandpit for icy tracks two years ago, GB skeleton athlete Kim Murray has been working towards the Winter Olympics. She recently joined PledgeSports to fundraise her Winter Olympic ambition. In her guest blog, Kim gives an exclusive behind the scenes look into the life of an athlete trying to qualify for […]
8th March 2017 read full articleWhy Athletes Should Use a Website to Attract Sponsors
We see crowdfunding as the first step toward securing athlete sponsorship. Social media allows athletes to leverage the power of posting quality, popular content in order to find sponsors and get funded. In crowdfunding with PledgeSports, athletes can take charge of their futures. Jocelyn Brown is a professional freelancer writer and mother. When not at work she […]
3rd March 2017 read full articleDiary Of An Ultra Runner: Desert Marathon Experience
Audrey McIntosh is preparing to write history as she will run 7 100km ultra-marathons across 7 continents. Audrey has joined PledgeSports in an effort to fundraise for this extreme expedition – you can view her incredible story here. As you’d imagine, her preparation for this challenge is gruelling, and perhaps none of her training sessions will be […]
2nd March 2017 read full articleDown & Dirty – The Rise Of The Obstacle Course Racing Industry
This week’s guest blog on “The Rise Of The Obstacle Course Racing Industry” comes from sports marketing agency, Mongoose. Mongoose help sports & entertainment brands harness the power of sponsorship to gain actionable insight and drive business growth. The Rise Of The Obstacle Course Racing Industry Obstacle Course Racing (or OCR under its jazzy acronym; […]
17th February 2017 read full articleWatching, Playing or Tailgating: Top Apps for Sports Lovers On and Off the Field
If you’re an avid sports fan, you might not realize it, but you can use your smartphone to know how to dress for weather on the field, find game or season schedules, gets sports advice and buy tickets. Here’s a rundown on some of the top apps for sports lovers. If you want an accurate […]
7th February 2017 read full article8 Reasons To Hop On Your Bike And Start Cycling
Being inspired by many of the athletes we have worked with over the years especially Jim Gump – the man running 20,000 miles around the US to get kids active and raise awareness about obesity – we though it was time that we took responsibility for doing the same and encouraging people to become more active […]
25th January 2017 read full articlePardon Ndhlovu – One Milestone At A Time
Pardon Ndhlovu is a Zimbabwean Olympian and former PledgeSports athlete who has lived an incredible and unique life to date. In our first edition of guest blogs, the 29 year-old tells of his remarkable, inspiring story and the milestones he has achieved along the way. Enjoy! Zimbabwe: The Early Years If I was to sum […]
23rd January 2017 read full articleHow to treat Shin Splints: Expert Advice
Shin Splints are the bane of any pro athlete’s existence. Even us amateurs get them from time to time. They’ll creep up on you out of nowhere and put your body through a world of pain in the process. Thankfully we’ve got some great top tips on how to treat Shin Splints so you never have […]
9th January 2017 read full articleTop 5 Blogs Of 2016
We’ve had a look at our site analytics and come up with our Most Popular Blogs of 2016 among readers. To make life easy for you we’ve put them all into one page for you to enjoy! No.1 – Athletes Running On Empty: Hitting The Wall In this piece we get to grips with the […]
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