Sleeping Well: How Shift Workers Can Improve Their Sleep
If you work shifts, you’re not alone. Many of us work swing, night, rotating, or on-call shifts. Unfortunately, the Journal of Sleep Medicine and Disorders...
Are you experiencing difficulty in attending the gym and don’t know how to change it? This article will explain some behavioural change techniques you can...
Best exercises to activate your butt! (aka glutes)
Your glutes (butt!) are one of the strongest muscle groups in the body and make a massive contribution to power production when jumping and sprinting....
If you’re thinking of getting personal training you’re probably weighing up the cost versus benefits. Some of the benefits of getting a personal trainer include:...
Sports Recovery Nutrition What should I eat after a tough training session? Or after a match? Nutrition recovery is important if you a training every...
Should I use supplements? Supplements include vitamins, minerals, herbs, meal supplements, sports nutrition products and natural food supplements. Some key considerations are: Is the supplement...
The main goal and purpose of strength and conditioning is to design programs for athletes to enhance their performance. This enhanced performance needs to be...
In recent years there are far more active seniors becoming competitive athletes, particularly in endurance sports. For example, in the 1980s only 44 of...
You may remember my saying from a previous article on strength training my phrase “there are no shortcuts to excellence”. The same principle applies to...
Using our Treadmills to Improve your Cardiovascular Fitness
Exercising the cardiovascular system is one of the most important elements to a well-balanced training program and healthy lifestyle. You can engage the cardiovascular...
The Lat pulldown is an important exercise used by athletes in sports such as; swimming, basketball, gymnastics and wrestling. These sports require the athlete to...
