The 33Fuel Blog

Age-related muscle loss is part of life, but there's plenty you can do to combat it. The training you do and food you eat in middle age play a huge part in determining what your latter years will look like. If you want to hit peak performance in your 40s and 50s and lead an active life into your 80s, read this article!
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Personal trainer Grant Breese is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast. Having worked in the health and wellness industry for 20+ years, Grant has developed a particular skill of helping his clients achieve sustainable weight goals - whether that's weight loss, maintenance or gain.
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Middle age comes with some seriously crappy stereotypes. Apparently, we're supposed to become slower, fatter, sicker, weaker and less easily repaired as we age. Worse, we're expected to do it all while listening to Radio Four and wearing comfortable slacks. Well scr*w that
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Sugar is demonised. Everywhere we’re told sugar is the enemy, leaving a trail of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic decline wherever it goes. And while this is very often true in sedentary populations, it's also a gross oversimplification because for athletes and active individuals, sugar isn't the villain. It’s the unsung hero of optimal in-sport fueling.

Sugar gets a bad rap and in a sedentary population, that’s fair - reduced sugar intake there is wise. But after training, it’s a very different story because in the post-workout window, sugar is a natural, highly effective recovery tool—refilling energy stores, boosting muscle repair, and supporting adaptation