Exercise will not slow ageing process
New research shows that ‘a simple link between muscle ageing and lack of exercise is not plausible.’
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The Voice of the Coach
Listen to the Voice of the Coach
Caffeine beneficial for exercise but probably not on mental function
Caffeine may have beneficial effects on exercise but probably not on mental function
No good evidence that mouthguards and helmets ward off concussion
Mouthguards and helmets can help ward off other serious head and facial injuries, but there is no good evidence that they can help prevent concussion, and paradoxically, they may even encourage players to take greater risks.
ECSS 2013 Unifying Sport Science
This year’s ECSS Congress is being held in Barcelona from Wednesday 26th to Saturday to 29th June. The 2013 event seeks to help sport science make its own leap forward towards an understanding of ourselves not as part of a technical world but as interacting parts of an indivisible whole: nature. Human Kinetics will once again have stand at the 2013 ECSS Congress and will feature a large range of new and bestselling books covering all that is relevant in the field of sports science. We look forward to seeing you there. Find out more
The effects of exercise on mood and mental health
Learn the biological foundations of exercise psychology
Short bouts of exercise boost self control
Short bouts of exercise boost self control
Heading a football may affect cognitive performance
Sub-concussive actions such as heading a football can result in cognitive function changes that are the same as mild traumatic brain injury of the frontal lobes.