Women’s Sports – Tanni Grey-Thompson in London 2012 Olympics
The Cardiff Born Athelete, Tanni Grey-Thompson Britain’s greatest Paralympian, changed the perception of Paralympic sport for ever. Sixteen Paralympic medals – 11 gold – six London marathon wins and 30 world records. Grey-Thompson, Britain’s greatest Paralympian, changed the perception of Paralympic sport for ever, from plucky hobbyists overcoming adversity to elite athletes in their own […]
What’s the Physical Activity for Children and Youth?
The thought of exercise doesn’t make Children and youth jump for joy, but no one was born with a ‘rubbish-at-sport’ gene. So, however hopeless you think you are, there’s an activity out there to suit you. In an official recent survey, doctors found 17 per cent of boys and 16 per cent of girls between […]
What is Pole Dancing?
Pole dance is a form of performance art which is a combination of dance and gymnastics involving dancing and acrobatics around a vertical pole. Although it has its roots in erotic clubs, it is an increasingly popular form of fitness and dance, practised by many enthusiasts in gyms and in dedicated dance studios. Pole dance […]
Walking holidays for over 50′s- Any Advice?
When it comes to Walking Holidays, Presentation, Practice and Performance are considered top tips in management. Silver Travel Advisor has come up with 10 ‘P’s to prepare for prolonged perambulation during walking holidays and when trekking with friends. Prepare: buy your boots early. Half a size bigger than normal, your feet will swell (flights, age, […]
Too many headers ‘can damage the brain’- Football
Footballers, who have a high rate of heading the ball during games and practices can have brain abnormalities and cognitive problems. Heading is believed to have killed the English footballer Jeff Astle. Astle, 59, who died in 2002, developed cognitive problems after years of playing for England and West Bromwich Albion. The coroner ruled that […]
Physical Education alongside Mathematics and Reading?
Sports medicine specialists say governments across the UK have squandered the chance to create an Olympic legacy of fitness. They have called for mandatory “physical literacy” tests in schools, alongside reading and mathematics, to help children with health problems and identify future sports stars. Leading Sports Medicine Specialist, Dr Andy Franklyn-Miller warns that the physical […]
Is Marathon Training a Risk for Your Heart?
Marathon runners who are less fit or lack the proper training can impair their heart with the stress of long-distance running, new Canadian research, presented on October 25, shows. Good news is that injury to the cardiovascular muscles for most runners is temporary and reversible, says cardiologist Dr. Eric Larose, a professor of medicine at […]
Do you find time to Exercise?
Unless you are a professional athlete who gets paid to train, it can be tough to fit your workouts into an already full schedule. Very few people enjoy working out, unless it’s done in a fun way (biking, swimming, hiking). Most of you are stuck in your living rooms with a treadmill or some weights, […]
How to kill bulging belly fat?
People with fat stored around their abdomen area are known as people having apple shaped bodies. Belly fat is basically the fat stored around the abdomen. These people generally have the tendency to store fat around the abdomen of the area and 80% men and 20% women fall under this category. There are two layers […]
Chicago Marathon Runner and birth of her daughter!
Medical guidelines generally say that if a woman was a runner and healthy before becoming pregnant, continuing during her pregnancy is fine. Some obstetricians, though, say pregnant women simply shouldn’t run marathons because they could push themselves too hard, while some experts say the level of exercise seldom becomes an issue during pregnancy. Marathon runner […]
Pregnancy and Protection against NeuroDegenerative Diseases
No one is resistant to the health benefits of exercise. A new study says working out during pregnancy will reduce the chances of unborn baby developing neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, later in life. A new research report published online in The FASEB Journal shows that mice bred to develop a neurodegenerative disease roughly equivalent […]
Is Lifting Weights ‘Good as Running’?
What do the elite runners do? Well, very few elite runners who focus on events of 5k and up go anywhere near weight rooms. That doesn’t mean they don’t do strength training, though. The most popular form of strength training for elites is running hills. The bottom line is that they spend a lot of […]
Power of Exercise and Diet?
What did Gary Brennan from Hyde, Greater Manchester at 30, do to reduce himself from 40 stone to 13 stone? At his heaviest weight of 39st 13lb Mr Brennan, couldn’t even walk around his house without feeling winded. He suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure and was being tested for heart problems when his […]
Ice Baths prevent Muscle Soreness?
Many Physiotherapists recommend the bath to Sportsmen and women to prevent muscle soreness after exercise and to speed up recovery, claiming the icy cold helps shift lactic acid. The theory is that the icy cold causes the blood vessels to tighten, and drains the blood along with waste products such as lactic acid out of […]
Fitness freebies or active lifestyle?
Times may be hard, but experts say finding cost-free ways to get, or stay, fit has never been easier. Just going to the gym is not as important as an active lifestyle,” said Shirley Archer, spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise. “We have to shift that mindset. There are tons of free options. Archer, […]