The Herbtender: Perform & Recover

It's easy to underestimate the importance of recovery in training, but enhancing your body's response to the stress that training can cause can have a remarkable effect on your overall performance. By improving oxygen utilisation, reducing cortisol levels and keeping your body on an even keel, Perform & Recover can enable you to up your game. Used by the Vikings to enhance mental and physical endurance, Rhodiola has been linked to improvements in muscle strength, speed of limb movement, reaction time and attention span. Grown at high altitudes where it must withstand low oxygen levels, it's regularly used to support oxygen use in humans. Cordyceps has been used by athletes as a natural way to improve their performance in both swimming competitions and track events, while Ginseng has long been used as a tonic herb to promote overall stamina and strength.