Stretching belief
Whether you’re looking to increase your overall flexibility or simply eliminate muscle pain and discomfort, Prescriptive Stretching is the comprehensive guide you’ve been waiting for.
All posts tagged: Injury Prevention
Reversing the obesity epidemic
We can convince people of the benefits of healthful eating and regular physical activity, but what happens when they go home to a neighborhood where fresh vegetables are not readily available or opportunities for physical activity are hard to find?
The 2011 Jerry Morris Memorial Lecture
This year’s Jerry Morris Memorial lecture will be given by Dr I-Min Lee, Harvard University, School of Public Health, who will present “Does physical activity play a role in cancer prevention?”.
Tai Chi prevents helps prevent falls
Falls are one of the leading causes of death for old people, with over a third of over 65s and half of over 80s falling each year, leading to an estimated 14,000 people in the UK dying as a result.
Doubt over effectiveness of 5 portions a day
Eating more fruit and vegetables has only a modest effect on protecting against cancer, a study into the link between diet and disease has found.
The importance of core health
offer your clients safe and effective programmes by assessing each client’s baseline core function and then develop regimes to meet their individual needs.
What causes ‘Runners Knee’?
Runner’s knee is the bane of many types of exercise, from running to football to dance and affects one in four physically active people.
Size a clue to anterior cruciate ligament damage
A study comparing images of the knees of people who had and hadn’t suffered injury to their anterior cruciate ligaments, suggests that those who tore their ACLs were more likely to have a smaller ligament than do similarly sized people who have never injured a knee.