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Garmin  Forerunner 305

Garmin Forerunner 305Arguably the most advanced training aid on the market. Monitor your speed, pace, distance and also your heart rate and use a series of features designed to help you get the most from your training.
Price £255
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Hilly Twin Skin Anklet

Hilly Twin Skin AnkletTwo layered technical socks to keep your keep comfortable for mile after mile.
Price £8.95
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Ultralife Detox

Ultralife DetoxUltralife Detox is one of the most effective cleansing and detoxification products available. It has been scientifically developed to improve digestion, bowel function and eliminate toxins.
Price £9.25
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Garmin  Forerunner 205

Garmin Forerunner 205Use cutting edge technology to monitor your training with this speed distance system. It does far more than tell you how far and how fast you have run!
Price £200

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Hilly Runners Pouch

Hilly Runners PouchVersatile running pack suitable for carrying a range of items such as a mobile phone/iPod/mp3 player and plus larger items in the main compartment. Price £17.50
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Ultralife Max

Ultralife MaxThe ultimate sports nutrition and energy drink, combining bioactive vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, antioxidants, ginseng and other potent nutrients for the very best in sports nutrition!
Price £ 12.55
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Drink Yourself Fitter

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Knowing how much to drink will boost your health and fitness.

Being properly hydrated is good for your skin and digestive system, it helps your concentration, prevents headaches and aids your body with flushing out potentially harmful toxins. Follow these steps to stay hydrated and healthy.

   1. Aim to drink approximately 2 litres of water each day. For a more accurate guide you should drink 30-35ml of water each day for each kilo you weigh. (So 70kg means 70 x 35ml = 2450ml = 2.5l)
   2. After exercise drink a litre of water for each kilo of weight you have lost. (Almost all the weight you lose is due to water loss)
   3. Don’t worry too much about sodium/salt replacement as this is likely to happen through your regular eating
   4. Tea can count as part of your fluid intake as if you are used to drinking it tea is unlikely to have a diuretic effect (to make you pee more). But aim to base your hydration around water
   5. If you are exercising for 30min or less it is probably not necessary to drink while exercising
   6. If exercising for more than 30min aim to drink 150ml to 200ml each 15-20min. See Point 2 to help you work out if this is adequate/more than necessary for you as fluid needs will vary with temperature/activity/effort level/size. If your weight has not varied you have got it right. If you have gained weight you have drunk too much (assuming you were hydrated to start with). If you have lost weight you need to drink more
   7. Get used to drinking while exercising. Practise makes perfect. Many people find a half empty bottle is easier to drink from than a full one while running. It can also help to hold the water in you mouth before swallowing rather than trying to do everything at the same time and gulping down air with the fluid.

There have been some concerns in the media about people ‘over-hydrating’. This is called hyponatremia and is when drinking excessive amounts of water and not replacing sodium means that blood sodium levels fall dangerously low. Following the points above should help you stay hydrated while avoiding this problem.

Great value for Money from Sports Fitness

We at Sports Fitness have reduced the prices on all our running shoes so that you can get the best products at great prices NOW!

With a stack of top sports clothing and accessories also available at www.sports-fitness.com Stocks are limited so act fast.

Nike Air Pegasus

Nike Air Pegasus

The Pegasus is the best selling cushioning shoe of all time. Great cushioning and a stable feel for a neutral shoe. Good protection and enough responsiveness for when you want to push the pace. A well designed outsole means the shoe is suitable for running on varied terrain too!

adidas Supernova GCS

Adidas Supernova GCS

adidas's top support shoe is their ground breaking GCS and it's a cracker. The GCS system deals with impact forces and starts controlling pronation from the moment your foot hits the ground! There’s adiPRENE+ cushioning for even more protection – a great ride.

Nike Air Vomero

Nike Air Vomero

Designed to bring all the benefits of Nike’s legendary Air cushioning and the Control At Origin technology that gives comfort from the moment your foot hits the ground. But the shoe also gives the freedom of allowing the foot to move naturally giving a beautifully smooth feel to the shoe.

Nir Air Zoom Percept

Nike Air Zoom Percept

A women's shoe combining of the principles behind the Pegasus and Free (the Nike shoe designed to train your foot to work more naturally). But there’s extra cushioning and stretch panels in the upper to make the overall feel a real delight.

Adidas Supernova Cushion

Adidas Supernova Cushion

This is a shoe that gives great cushioning whether you are running the miles on the road or on the treadmill. The shoe is also spot on for when you want to push the pace.

Nike Air Structure Triax

Nike  Air Structure Triax

Great cushioning comes from Air units in the heel and forefoot plus a PU 'Crash Pad'. Then for support the Structure Triax has a combination of features including medial support, specially placed flex grooves and forefoot WARP.

Adidas Response Cushion

Adidas Response Cushion

Highly effective running shoe that shows why the Response range has been a 'go to' line for runners for years.

Adidas Response Extra

Adidas Response Extra

A new Response shoe that includes cushioning from adiPRENE and adiPRENE+ and adidas' Pro-Moderator system to guide your foot through it's correct movement.

Adidas Nova Cushion

Adidas Nova Cushion

A great shoe at this price! Good cushioning and protection with a smooth feel to the shoe.

 

 

 

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