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This week we’re putting the ‘energy’ in VALA energy with a very special mindset post… all about masculine and feminine energies.Now you might be thinking “Umm I’m a guy… why the eff would I need to know about feminine energy?” - or the other way around!Well, the truth is that we ALL have masculine and feminine energy within us, whether you identify as male or female.Think of masculine energy as being the ambitious part of you that wants to set goals and follow them in a way that is logical and focused. And your feminine energy as being the side...

Thank you so much to each of our VALA crew for tagging us in your reviews, comments, messages and tags. I really do appreciate the feedback and it makes me so happy to see how much you all enjoy your energy gels, as well as the difference they make to your training and racing.Peep the reviews from our VALA energy crew below…“Stoked to finish 4th female in the 7 Reservoirs half marathon in the snowy Pentland hills today… with the help of my new best friend VALA. I don't typically race with gels as they're often too sickly and some...

What an honour to have fuelled up the incredible explorer @mostafasalameh with our VALA energy gels on his expedition to the highest point in Africa. 
 As Mostafa says:

 “This marks the 34th time that I’ve taken a team to the summit of Kilimanjaro. I’ve been able to take more than 500 people to the summit including heroes like Ali Sawalmeh on a wheelchair and Suhail al-Nashash.During these many trips, I was able to help raise more than 5 million US dollars for charity in support of several causes and humanitarian projects, including raising money for the King Hussein Cancer Centre.I think...

Guess who got a shout out on @britishgq? 👀Here’s what they had to say out our 100% natural energy gels…“VALA’s tasty natural gels provide 23 grams of carbohydrate with ingredients like matcha powder, maple syrup and lemon and lime juices used to make sure they will also go down easily.They’re a little thicker in consistency than most energy gels, but in return you get a strong energy boost on your run or ride that’s also good for your body.”If you haven’t already given our gels a try, click here to shop our sample pack, which includes 2x VALA gels and a...

What do you get the VALA-lover that has everything? The VALA gift box, of course!The VALA gift box includes a pair of our iconic VALA × @bravendurance neon green socks, a @joovsportsproducts sports 100% natural sports spray (the best in the game!) and a gift wrapped pack of our award-winning VALA gels.Every VALA gift box is wrapped with the most attention to detail, filled with shredded black tissue paper and finished with our custom VALA ribbon.You can also add a gift note or write your own gift message with the blank note card that comes with each gift box.To get your hands on one...

One of my favourite phrases is…“The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit’.I remember my boyfriend Dann saying this to me after I’d spent two years working on VALA getting it ready to launch in April 2020… only for COVID to come along and completely shake my plans up and basically wipe out the sports nutrition market.I was devastated.During this time, Dann reminded me about what I’d already build up until that point.Of the hours of time I’d dedicated to researching and developing these energy gels and all of the preparation it had taken...