IT’S not only your muscles that tire with exercise - your eyes can feel the strain too. But researchers from the University of Auckland in New Zealand recently published findings in the journal Scientific Reports that suggest caffeine can offset slowed eye movement during sport.
For the trial, 11 cyclists used exercise bikes for three hours, some of them consuming the equivalent of 2-3 cups of coffee in doing so, while the others took a non-caffeinated placebo.
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About AW - The best coverage of the No.1 Olympic sport
THE BIG INTERVIEW
16 SEREN BUNDY-DAVIES
The Trafford athlete on her late rise to the top
of British women’s one-lap running
SPOTLIGHT
20 WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
British 200m record-holder John Regis on his
life now as an athlete manager
24 ALAN PERKINS
Catching up with the 1958 National champion
NEWS
6 Martyn Rooney allowed Euro 400m defence
8 Greg Rutherford on his jumping garden party
9 Perri Shakes-Drayton back in action
12 Emily Diamond: ‘why I switched from tennis’
STATISTICS
30 ROAD TO RIO
The in-depth history of the women’s relays at
the Olympic Games
PERFORMANCE
32 Sports science news
34 Why athletes are at great risk of skin cancer
36 Finishing speed in the middle-distance events
38 Product reviews – colourful kit
TALKING POINT
26 Understanding how athletics is viewed
is key to its increased success
ACTION
44 BIRMINGHAM GRAND PRIX
Mo Farah sets UK record, while David
Rudisha and Asbel Kiprop are also in form
52 ROME DIAMOND LEAGUE
Almaz Ayana clocks the second quickest ever
5000m as Greg Rutherford also takes win
RESULTS & FIXTURES
56 Results, including national league action
72 Oslo Diamond League preview
75 Comprehensive fixtures guide
REGULARS
40 YOUR SAY
42 YOUNG ATHLETE
78 QUIZ CORNER
82 DIP FINISH