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Phizziology – Bailey Thomas

Cricket West Indies Names Phizz as Official Hydration Partner

Cricket is back and we’ve got even more good news! Phizz is proud to be named as the Official Hydration Partner to Cricket West Indies. The partnership launched on the pitch on 8th July 2020 in the team’s highly anticipated first test of the delayed 2020 season. The Phizz formula was designed with elite athletes like the Windies in mind. Phizz is scientifically designed to be the most comprehensive formula of hydration, vitamins and minerals out there. It was created as a hydration amplifier, ensuring players rapidly absorb 2-3 times more than drinking water alone, while also replenishing the main electrolytes lost in sweat. This makes Phizz perfect for supporting players through hot days on the pitch and long days of travel. “Player nutrition and hydration is key in supporting performance, recovery and immune systems under stress from training and travel,” said Dr. Oba Gulston, CWI’s Sports Science and Medicine Manager. “We are pleased to bring Phizz on board. We feel that Phizz provides the ideal blend of hydration, essential vitamins, minerals and electrolytes to support our athletes.” “We are excited to have Phizz on board to support our athletes on the pitch and on the road as one of our technical partners,” said Dominic Warne, Commercial and Marketing Director for CWI. “This great addition to our family of technical partnerships brings genuine benefits for our teams’ preparation and performance development.”  "Phizz is proud to have been chosen to supply a legendary club such as West Indies Cricket," said Yasmin Badiani, Phizz Head of Sport. "This is a big moment for our growing company, and we are looking forward to working closely with the team on this partnership.” Phizz supplies more than 60 professional sports clubs as well airlines, gyms and 5-star hotels around the world.

Phizziology – Bailey Thomas

In the U.K.? Get Your Phizz Faster

As loyal Phizz fans, your feedback is extremely important to us, so we are taking a moment to let you know we’re listening. We’ve been facing slow delivery times as our carriers are still experiencing pandemic-related delays and you’ve reached out to let us know that you need your Phizz faster. We’ve taken steps to get orders from our website to your door in a much faster manner. We’ve upgraded our domestic standard shipping to Royal Mail Tracked 48 Hour service. It’s free for orders over £15 and just £1.99 for orders under £15. So when can you expect your Phizz to be in your hands? Orders placed after 1PM U.K. time will be shipped out the following day. You can expect to receive your domestic order with our standard Royal Mail Tracked 48 shipping within 2-3 days from dispatch. Still not fast enough for you? We’ve also got Royal Mail Tracked 24 shipping available for £4.50. This service should have Phizz in your glass within 24 hours of dispatch. As a small business, giving our customers the best experience is extremely important, so please know we’re always listening! More feedback for us? You can find us on social media or email us at info@phizz.co. 

Phizziology – Bailey Thomas

Nutritionist Tips for Getting Back in Shape

Diet and nutrition play a major role in your fitness routine. For advice on how to eat right as you head back to the gym or restart team sports after a hiatus, we turned to our trusted pals at RugbyGrub, Harry Elrington & Theo Brophy Clews. As two professional rugby players, eating well is paramount, and they use their platform to share their knowledge of eating for performance. RugbyGrub operates on the belief that a healthy and effective diet can be tasty, inexpensive and simple. Here are their top 3 tips for getting back to the grind: Start training and exercise in a hydrated state. If you begin your session feeling hydrated, this will offset the negative effects of dehydration. After you begin, drink when you feel thirsty to keep hydrated. One of our staple technique is to use pre-and post-training hydration tablets like Phizz - they tend to do the trick for us! Monitoring your urine colour is also a good indicator of how hydrated you are. Have adequate energy available. Having the correct amount of energy in your diet will allow you to perform to your best in the gym or on the training pitch. When heading back into training, your body needs a greater amount of energy than usual to perform to its best and optimise your results. This is especially important when balancing your training with other commitments, such as work. To boost the energy in your diet, add some more carbohydrates into your next pre-training meal to be fuelled and ready to go. Cook smart. When you start to train more, planning your meals out in advance will allow you to know exactly what you are consuming and give you the ability to plan what you need from the shops in advance. This is where ‘smart cooking’ becomes key. By batch cooking and preparing more food in advance, you can change the game by keeping meals in the fridge or easily pulling out them out of the freezer. When you have less time or energy after a long day, having food readily available will make sure you’re a fuelled up for your training whilst also being able to recover as quickly as possible after a session. This will not only allow you to recover better, but it will also give you more time in the day to do other things. For more easy-to-follow (and genius!) nutrition tips like these, follow along with the guys on Instagram @rugbygrub or check out their website at www.rugbygrub.com.  

Phizziology – Bailey Thomas

Phizz Has Gone Plastic Positive!

We are thrilled to announce that we have partnered with the award-winning innovators at Plastic Bank® to become plastic positive! 

Phizziology – Bailey Thomas

Sustain Your Zen at Work

Phizz believes that wellness goes beyond the physical. We tapped Phizz friend and meditation teacher Nick DiMattina to give us the scoop on how to maintain the zen whether you're WFH or back in the office. Here are his thoughts. Have you been struggling to keep your calm amidst the chaos lately? You are not alone. Remote work has become the new norm, isolated from our colleagues and friends. Being constantly “plugged-in” has caused an increase of stress, fatigue and being overwhelmed. We brush our teeth twice a day for our dental hygiene. We exercise daily for our physical health.  But what about our mental hygiene? What do you do every day to maintain your zen? A daily meditation practice might just be the solution you’re looking for. Here are some suggestions for a daily mental hygiene regime that will reduce your stress and have you feeling energised to take on the world: 1.Set an intention. Where focus goes, energy flows. At the beginning of each workday ask yourself, “how do I want to feel today?” Calm, centred, clear-minded, energised, inspired? Write it down in a journal or a sticky note. Intention setting powerfully aligns you with a state knowing that you get to choose how you show up each day. 2. Create the space to unplug. Carve out specific time in your calendar to unplug and connect with yourself. Make your daily meditation the most important meeting of your day as it will recharge your personal batteries. 3. Meditate. There are many different types of meditation techniques you can practise. To get you started, either download a meditation app (such as Calm or Headspace) or learn a technique from a qualified meditation teacher (I teach an online meditation course every two weeks). The most basic type of meditation is a breath awareness technique. Sit down with your back upright and your lower back supported. Close your eyes. Become aware of your breath and just notice how your mind wanders periodically and come back to your breath. Be with this process for 5-10 minutes. 4. Gratitude. Think quietly in your mind or grab your journal and jot down a minimum of 5 things that you are grateful for. This releases serotonin and dopamine - the mood enhancing neurotransmitters that make us feel happy and accomplished. 5. Schedule a "water-cooler" chat. We are starving for human connection during isolation, so leverage technology and schedule a virtual video meeting with a work colleague to discuss how they are navigating life in these crazy times. Our goal here is to simply listen to each other and express our emotions so we are not bottling anything inside. The truth sets us free.  In summary, having a daily mental hygiene practice that includes meditation will: Reduce your stress and fatigue; Increase your energy and mental clarity; and Improve focus so you can achieve more of your goals and become a smiling success! Nick is a Meditation Teacher & Self-Mastery Coach based in Byron Bay, Australia. He empowers his clients with tools and techniques that enable them to drive their own personal development, overcome fear, and realise their true selves. Nick runs 3-session LIVE online group meditation courses every two weeks so connect with him to sign up for his next course. You can stay up to date with him on Instagram right here @nickdimattina. You can also visit his website or email him at info@nickdimattina.com.

Phizziology – Bailey Thomas

What To Expect from Your First In-Person Fitness Class After Lockdown

Gyms have faced many challenges during lockdown, but one of our favourite London studios, Frame, rose to the occasion and gave us the inside scoop on what they’re doing to get you back in shape (safely!). Fortunately, there are class options to suit every comfort level of social distancing, so no more excuses for avoiding that first workout! For those who feel safest in the comfort of their own sitting rooms, online classes have been the answer. Frame has brought their signature high energy classes home via Frame Online and the instructor-led classes offer the same intensity without any worry. As temperatures have risen, some of us would rather chase that elusive British sunshine and enjoy the in-person experience while sweating it out. Frame has launched an outdoor studio at Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross, allowing a socially distant workout worthy of Instagram. Keep your eyes out for a special Phizz workout popping up later this month! And for those of you ready to head back into the studio? Classes have resumed with a new normal designed to keep you safe while still getting those endorphins flowing. What do those precautions look like? For Frame, it’s all about planning. Here’s a peek at what you can expect: Book ahead! Classes are smaller to allow for social distancing. Come prepared. Arrive no earlier than 10 minutes and no fewer than 5 minutes before your class is due to start. It’s best to come in your kit with minimal belongings! You might notice some additions to the studio. Frame has added signage to aid in social distancing, touchless hand sanitisers and Perspex screens to keep the front desk experience safe. Please stay home if you’re feeling ill. Non-contact temperature checks will be mandatory upon arrival to the studio. Extra cleaning is a must! Studios have added extra time for cleaning and are using top-grade cleaning products to keep you safe.  No matter what method suits you best, it’s important to keep your body moving. To help inspire you, we’ve got some exclusive discounts on all of Frame’s class options. And don’t forget to look out for Phizz in studio! Pick up a tube after your next class to rehydrate and get a boost of vitamins and minerals. We've got a special discount just for you. Use code Phizz when you join Frame Online to pay just £5 for the first month and £10.99 thereafter. Prefer in-person? Get two classes for £20 here.    

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Why You Need Electrolytes

Electrolytes are VIPs at hydrating your body and contribute to brain, nerve, and muscle function. Phizz contains the main electrolytes lost in sweat, helping you put the good stuff back in.