Sports Performance & Injury Management

How trimbio Supports Cyclists: Building a Proper Recovery Kit Most cycling injuries are not crashes. Knees, hips and lower backs are wearing down over weeks of riding rather than going wrong in a single moment. Fixing that is partly about the bike, and partly about what you carry and keep at home around it. This is where trimbio's range comes...

True Story: I Started Badminton and Got Sore. Here’s What Helped Three weeks ago, I joined a badminton group with some friends. Nothing serious, just a weekly hour at the local leisure centre. I hadn't played since school. I assumed it would be a gentle way back into exercise. It was not gentle. By the next morning, my calves had...

Massage Balls vs Gua Sha: Simple Recovery Tools Worth Trying This Summer Self-massage tools have had a real moment over the past few years, and two of the most searched-for are massage balls and gua sha tools. They are not interchangeable, though, and which one helps depends on what you are actually trying to achieve.   What a massage ball...

Tennis Elbow: Causes, Treatment and the Right Support for Summer Tennis elbow is not just a tennis injury. Plenty of people who have never picked up a racket get it, from gardening, decorating, or repetitive lifting at work. But summer genuinely does bring a spike in cases, between more racket sports, more DIY, and more time spent on activities that...

Cooling Gels for Summer Aches and Pains: What Actually Works Warmer weather means more activity. More running, more gardening, more hours on your feet. It also means more aches and strains, and that is exactly where cooling gels come in. Biofreeze is one of the most searched for names in topical pain relief, and it earns attention. It is a...

Shoulder Support for Summer Sport: Swimming, Tennis and Overhead Activity Open water swimming, tennis, padel, paddleboarding: summer brings a lot of overhead and repetitive shoulder movement, and that is exactly the kind of load that tends to flare up an ageing or previously injured shoulder.   Why summer is hard on the shoulders The shoulder relies on a small group...

Knee Support for Summer Running and Cycling: Strap, Brace or Splint? Summer is when knee niggles tend to surface. More running, more cycling, more miles than the body has been used to over winter. Picking the right support comes down to what is actually going on, not just grabbing whatever is cheapest online.   Why summer brings more knee complaints...

How to Tape for Summer Sport: A Practical Strapping Guide Tape is one of the simplest items to pack for a summer of sport. Whether it is rigid strapping for extra joint support or kinesiology tape for sensory feedback, knowing which to reach for, and how to apply it properly makes a genuine difference. Rigid strapping vs kinesiology tape Zinc...

What to Pack in Your Hyrox Race Day Bag Race day preparation is easy to overlook during a training block and easy to regret on the morning of the event. When you are in the warm-up area with your heart rate already climbing, you do not want to be looking for something you forgot to pack. Here is the kit...

DOMS After Hyrox: What is Normal and What Isn't You have done your first Hyrox. You felt good at the finish line. You woke up two days later and could not get down the stairs without holding the bannister. Welcome to DOMS. Delayed onset muscle soreness is a normal physiological response to exercise, and Hyrox produces it in abundance. The...