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title: The InsideGuide | Performance (4)
description: "Performance | The InsideGuide: a blog about biomarkers, blood analysis, athletic performance, nutrition software, and optimizing your fitness. (4)"
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# Posts about Performance (4)

[![](https://blog.insidetracker.com/hubfs/home%20workout%20weights%20covid.jpg)](https://blog.insidetracker.com/right-way-exercise-immune-support-against-covid19)

[Performance,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance) [Immunity,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/immunity) [Healthy aging,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/healthy-aging) [COVID-19](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/covid-19)

### [The Right Way to Exercise for Immune Support Against COVID-19](https://blog.insidetracker.com/right-way-exercise-immune-support-against-covid19)

 November 19, 2021

[![sauna cryotherapy effects](https://blog.insidetracker.com/hubfs/sauna%20cryotherapy%20effects.jpg)](https://blog.insidetracker.com/sauna-cryotherapy-science)

[Performance,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance) [Inflammation,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/inflammation) [Recovery,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/recovery) [Immunity,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/immunity) [Longevity,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/longevity) [Sauna](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/sauna)

### [What the Science Says About the Effects of Saunas and Cryotherapy](https://blog.insidetracker.com/sauna-cryotherapy-science)

 November 23, 2021

[![cardio-or-strength-training-first-warmup-gym](https://blog.insidetracker.com/hubfs/cardio-or-strength-training-first-warmup-gym.jpg)](https://blog.insidetracker.com/cardio-before-after-workout)

[Performance,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance) [Pre-workout,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/pre-workout) [Endurance,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/endurance) [InsideTracker updates,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/insidetracker-updates) [Strength & fitness](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/strength-fitness)

### [Should You Do Cardio Before or After Your Workout?](https://blog.insidetracker.com/cardio-before-after-workout)

 September 8, 2019

[![woman-running-menstrual-cycle-1](https://blog.insidetracker.com/hubfs/woman-running-menstrual-cycle-1.jpg)](https://blog.insidetracker.com/training-around-menstrual-cycle)

[Performance,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance) [Womens health,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/womens-health) [Menstruation](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/menstruation)

### [Optimizing Training Around Your Menstrual Cycle](https://blog.insidetracker.com/training-around-menstrual-cycle)

 March 7, 2023

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[Supplements,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/supplements) [Performance,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance) [Strength & fitness,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/strength-fitness) [Coffee](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/coffee)

### [Working on Your Fitness? Look Out for These Supplements](https://blog.insidetracker.com/supplement-solutions-for-functional-fitness)

 January 12, 2022

[![Senior_Weightlifting-070517-edited](https://blog.insidetracker.com/hubfs/Sarcopenia%20muscle%20loss.jpg)](https://blog.insidetracker.com/muscles-shrink-as-we-age-fight-back)

[Performance,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance) [Training,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/training) [Healthy aging](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/healthy-aging)

### [Muscles Shrink As We Age. Here's How to Fight Back.](https://blog.insidetracker.com/muscles-shrink-as-we-age-fight-back)

 November 23, 2021

[![FullSizeRender-385068-edited](https://blog.insidetracker.com/hubfs/FullSizeRender-385068-edited.jpeg)](https://blog.insidetracker.com/how-elite-athletes-prepare-for-western-states-100)

[Performance,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance) [Marathon,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/marathon) [Running,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/running) [Endurance,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/endurance) [Training](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/training)

### [How These Elite Athletes Prepared for the Western States 100](https://blog.insidetracker.com/how-elite-athletes-prepare-for-western-states-100)

 June 25, 2018

[![GettyImages-89285817](https://blog.insidetracker.com/hubfs/HIIT%20exercise-min.jpg)](https://blog.insidetracker.com/why-hiit-is-not-just-for-elite-athletes)

[Performance,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance) [Training,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/training) [Strength & fitness,](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/strength-fitness) [Health & wellness](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/health-wellness)

### [Why HIIT Isn't Just for Elite Athletes](https://blog.insidetracker.com/why-hiit-is-not-just-for-elite-athletes)

 November 30, 2021

<https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance/page/3> [2](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance/page/2) [3](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance/page/3) [4](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance/page/4) [5](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance/page/5) [6](https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance/page/6) <https://blog.insidetracker.com/topic/performance/page/5>

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