More and more the market is becoming flooded with devices or services that can track every metric you can choose to mention from heart rate right to sleep quality. I even heard of a service recently that offered athletes monthly blood tests to track fatigue.

But are we becoming a bit obsessed by all this?

The Rule of Six has been in the media a lot recently for reasons which are obviously apparent and don’t require anymore airtime at the moment.

But that got me thinking. Could we apply the Rule of Six to training and the world of sport. Six key principles, tenets, laws to live by so to speak.

I am no expert here and can only write from personal experience, however I am a big believer in sharing personal experiences because if my writing can help just one other person then it was worth it.