Team Visa FACT 1: In a year's training, GBR gymnastics Hopeful Beth Tweddle performs 11,000 pirouettes on the bars and uses 8kg of chalk on her hands

Team Visa FACT 2: GBR fencing Hopeful Richard Kruse hits his coach approximately 120,000 times a year

Team Visa FACT 3: GBR swimming Hopeful Caitlin McClatchey swims about the distance from London to Cyprus in a year

Team Visa FACT 4: Over one year, GBR running Hopeful Mo Farah runs approximately 4,680 miles

Team Visa FACT 5: GBR Paralympic Hopeful John McFall lifts close to10 tonnes per training session on one and a half legs

Team Visa FACT 6: GBR Paralympic Hopeful Libby Clegg runs with a guide runner

Team Visa FACT 7: In one training session, GBR taekwondo Apprentice Aaron Cook performs in excess of 1000 kicks per leg

Team Visa FACT 8: GBR diving Hopeful Tom Daley performs 24,960 dives a year in 520 hours of training

Team Visa FACT 9: FRA triathlon Hopeful Frederic Belaubre swims 25km, cycles 300km and runs 80km a week

Team Visa smoothies

Smoothie Menu

The Farah Flyer
Runner Mo Farah’s fruity mix for long runs
Frédéric’s Fruit Boost
Mixed by FRA triathlete Hopeful Frédéric Belaubre
The McFall Mixer
Mixed by GBR Paralympic sprinting Hopeful John McFall
Valtanen's Vitamin Burst
Mixed by FIN running Apprentice Maria Valtanen
Börgeling’s Tropical Tantaliser
Mixed by GER pole vault Hopeful Lars Börgeling
Filippi’s Fruit Fix
Mixed by ITA swimming Hopeful Alessia Filippi
Bjornar’s Woodland Wondermix
Mixed by NOR sailing Hopeful Bjornar Erikstad
Anderson’s Sharp Shoot
Mixed by SWE racing Hopeful Aron Anderson

Whether you’re training for the Olympic Games or just want to give yourself a boost during a busy day, the right foods are essential to performance. Here are our athletes’ recipes for smoothies that give them an edge as they compete.

Star smoothie

The Farah Flyer

Mixed by GBR running hopeful Mo Farah

Mo says: “This deliciously fruity mix gives me slow-burning energy for long distance runs.”

  • 5 x Strawberries (74 calories)
  • 1/2 x Pineapple (74 calories)
  • 2 x Bananas (125 calories)
  • 8 x Raspberries (62 calories)
  • 1 x Mango (107 calories)
  • 1/2 pint x Milk (47 calories)

TOTAL:
489 calories
Protein: 5.7
Carbohydrate: 116.9
Fat: 2.1

Team Visa Spotlight

Mo Farah is Britain’s shining light in long-distance running.