What is the PRISE protocol?
Do you want to get all the benefits of exercise but struggle to find the time? The PRISE Protocol, developed by Paul Arciero, Ph.D., Director of the Human Nutrition and Metabolism laboratory at Skidmore College in New York, is a set of principles designed to improve performance, promote recovery, and nourish the body, and works well with busy schedules. PRISE is based on four days of four types of exercise, with each one performed one day per week. Besides incorporating all the major fitness components, PRISE also emphasises providing the body the right nutrients at the right time to improve body composition and performance (1-4). Here we define each letter in the acronym and describe how it fits into the [...]