Archive for March, 2008
‘Health is wealth’ - one of the most old proverbs but how many of us really believe in the message behind this great saying. Not even a handful. At a day and age when everybody wants to look like a clan of their favorite star, knowing your body type and following a correct fitness regime [...]
March 27th, 2008 | Posted in Fitness and Exercise | No Comments
Women face gender discrimination in every space, and sports is no exception to this. It is males that dominate in sports at all levels of sports, and women athletes have less or no recognition due to male dominance in sports. The domination of male athletes is evident even in the media coverage and corporate support [...]
March 26th, 2008 | Posted in Starter's Guidelines | No Comments
There is just one thing that can make bring change between back pain and back comfort for a full figured woman i.e. a right sports bra. Back pain is the most common issue for a full figured woman, as the back muscles may not be strong enough to support the weight of larger breasts. Due [...]
March 25th, 2008 | Posted in Sports and Fitness Apparel | No Comments
Stretching is the most important aspect of fitness training for a sports person. Flexibility of your muscles and joints plays a very important role in sports success. So, make stretching a part of your exercise program and get benefited from it.
March 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Fitness and Exercise | No Comments
Swimming is the best exercise one can do to achieve many benefits - burn calories, lose weight, and achieve overall fitness. A sportswoman should integrate swimming workouts into her exercise program to improve her sports performance. Compared to any other exercise swimming uses al the major muscles groups, so is considered as the healthiest workout.
March 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Fitness and Exercise | No Comments
If there’s anything that occupies high importance in sports, it is motivation. It is motivation that can make people realize unknown potential inside them. Thus enhancing motivation forms a core of sports studies. It includes a change in attitude and development of a positive mindset.
March 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Sports Care | No Comments
In today’s world of competitive sports, the intricacies of playing the game well have surpassed the usual physical norms – today players need to be mentally fit and strong to be able to withstand the stress and anxiety that competition brings. In the same way, emotional well being of a team influences its success whereas [...]
March 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Sports Care | No Comments
Broadly speaking, a sports drink is any beverage that is designed to help athletes replenish water, electrolytes, sugar, and other nutrients that are usually depleted after training or workouts.
March 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Sports Care | No Comments
Anabolic-androgenic steroids are increasingly used by athletes for enhanced power, endurance and muscle mass despite their harmful side effects and consequent prohibition in sports. They are artificially made bio-chemical agents related to the male sex hormones.
March 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Sports Care, Sports and Health | No Comments
It is a well known fact that today Sports is not just limited to good individual performance. Today competitiveness forms an important part of any sport, and maximum performance is demanded off every player, every day of the year. And its due to the same fact that one of the biggest challenges in today’s competitive [...]
March 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Sports Care | No Comments