What it takes to be a top obstacle racer!

My name is Scott Barker and I am an obstacle racer from Cambridgeshire. I have been a member of the Spartan Race pro team for the past 4 years, having worked my way up from a have a go hero to placing top 30 in the world and the 1st Brit in the 2019 Spartan Race Trifecta World Championship at elite level.

Whilst Hence’s target audience is primarily for functional fitness and strength-based athletes, I thought I would share why it works so well for me in my busy lifestyle and also give a few tips for obstacle racing to help you take on your first race.

The Gut - A guide for athletes

An insight into gut health, it’s importance in our lives, and what we can do to improve our gut health.

In many ways, our gut is part of our identity; totally unique and responsible for many of our initial emotions and feelings. Gut issues can affect our day, how we connect to others and our level of self esteem. Given the power it holds over our wellbeing and performance, it is important that we do everything we can to maximise our gut health.

Primarily, the gut is the process of converting food to fuel, accessing the nutrients needed and handling all the stuff we really do not need. Within the gut is a range of third party bacteria and organisms, helping (or hindering) the breakdown and extraction of the good from the bad in whatever we consume.

What happens when our gut health suffers, and what can be done to prevent and treat this?

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