In the quest for better performance, professional athletes are constantly looking for new ways to improve, and they don’t do it on their own. They have physical therapists, nutritionists and experts from every relevant field. In the modern world, that also means a sports psychologist. In fact, anyone can benefit from paying attention to their […]
Most people want to improve their mobility. Being able to bend and stretch is an important part of health and fitness and plays a valuable role in your overall quality of life. For some people, however, hypermobility means they’re already ridiculously flexible. You may have heard of hypermobility being referred to as being double-jointed or
When you embark on a fitness regimen, you generally have long-term goals for what it will mean for your health. You’re looking ahead months or years to that elusive final destination when you have achieved everything you want to achieve. Now, there’s nothing wrong with long-term goals – any task will be easier if you
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Data from the CDC shows that in 1900, an average American could expect to live 47.3 years from birth (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/2010/022.pdf). That doesn’t sound too great, does it? Certainly not by today’s standards. Travel forward 100 years, and average life expectancy would rise to 76.8 in 2000. It’s grown more since then. That’s pretty astonishing. Not
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Health isn’t just about what you can achieve on your own. You’re going to be influenced by the people and culture around you, whether it’s in a good way or a bad one. If you want the best outcomes, you’re going to need to make sure the community support is there. At its best, community
Recovery can mean two things in a fitness context. It could be about how you get better after a specific illness or injury that needs to heal, but it’s also a more general term for what you do after a particularly hard workout. We all want to be our best when it comes to exercise,
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Medicine comes with lots of specialties and subspecialties where doctors can choose to put their focus. There’s way too much to learn for one person to be an expert in everything. They might be cardiologists who know about the heart, or obstetricians who deal with birth. They may be surgeons or trauma specialists. One domain
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So, if you’re anything like me, you might feel a little bit guilty that you don’t do enough exercise. It’s not that you don’t want to do it – it’s just that when life is hectic and you have so much going on, it’s hard to find the time and enthusiasm to establish a proper
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So, you go to the doctor and tell them you think something’s wrong. They listen to your symptoms – perhaps it’s something serious, perhaps you’re just feeling tired and not quite yourself – and then say they need to run some tests. What exactly happens next? Well, the most common kind of test is probably
We all know we need to exercise. We also know that establishing a regular exercise routine can be incredibly difficult. You need to find time and motivation, and you need to make sure you’re physically and mentally ready for the challenge. One way to make it easier is to team up with other people. On
