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Optima-life specialises in optimising health, wellbeing and performance in work, sport and everyday life.
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Firstbeat Technology in use with Georgia's National Rugby Team

Firstbeat Technology Plays a Leading Role in the World Cup Theatre of Dreams

October 23, 2015/in Optima-life Blog /by Optima-life

The 24th and 25th October 2015 are two very important days in the Rugby World Cup calendar when  we will find out which two teams will compete to be crowned World Champions. Over the past few years, the International Rugby game has been evolving at a very fast pace and this constant change is putting […]

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How resilient is resilience itself?

October 9, 2015/in Optima-life Blog /by Simon Shepard

So the rugby world cup roadshow has hit town and I think that hit is a pretty apt word. With the advent of professionalism, it seems that ‘the lumbering prop’ is now a thing of the past. Whilst rugby is still a game for people of all shapes it would seem that being able to survive and […]

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Wearable or Wearabubble?

August 6, 2015/in Optima-life Blog /by Simon Shepard

I am off on holiday next week; flying over to France seemed a tad more attractive than The Chunnel at the moment and of course with the joys of flying I will be able to browse around the Duty Free shops. Long gone are the days when the goods on sale were broadly categorised as […]

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One Plus One

June 12, 2015/in Optima-life Blog /by Simon Shepard

I recently heard a management guru talk about team work and productivity. The basic message that he was delivering was that ‘One plus one had to be greater than two to be a truly productive team’.  Wise words indeed but what happens if organisations have been stripped back to the bare minimum when it comes […]

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NHS Deliver Olympic Legacy in Health, Wellbeing and Performance

July 1, 2013/in Optima-life Blog /by Optima-life

Working in a business that seeks to inspire people to raise their personal game when it comes to wellbeing and performance can have some great ‘golden’ moments. None more so than when the results start ticking boxes for the individuals involved and positive lifestyle changes start to make an impact. The NHS is a case […]

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Screening carers for depression – are GP’s missing a trick?

May 17, 2013/in Optima-life Blog /by Optima-life

Earlier this week news screamed across the airwaves about the plight of carers; ‘GPs call to screen carers for depression’ ‘40% of carers at risk of depression or stress’,’ carers are a high risk group’.  ‘At last’, we screamed, someone is actually taking notice. Proactive  rather than reactive – now that’s a novelty!  But did […]

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School Sport v. Physical Education – Who will be the winner?

February 14, 2013/in Optima-life Blog /by Optima-life

I loved sport at school, I have loved sport since I left school (in fact I have worked in professional sport for over 20 years) and I will always love sport. This morning I was awoken by Radio 5 and listened to the news and the subsequent comment surrounding physical education in schools.  It has […]

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Golden Girls

November 14, 2012/in Optima-life Blog /by Optima-life

In pursuit of an Olympic medal, rowers regularly train 20 to 25 hours a week. Getting the balance right between training for peak performance and recovery is very difficult and often requires intuitive guesswork. Over the past two and a half years the British Lightweight Women’s Double has used Firstbeat SPORTS software to take away […]

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Spain Prove To Be A Class Act

June 25, 2012/in Optima-life Blog /by Optima-life

Congratulations to Spain on completing a unique treble. They sealed their place in history last night by beating Italy 4-0 in the European Cup Final. It marked the third successive title in a row for a team that is starting to divide opinion with some happy to call them brilliant whilst others seem to find […]

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