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Why Is Flexibility Training Essential For CrossFit Athletes?

So how important is flexibility training for Cross Fitters? Did you stretch after your recent workout? If you did, given that this type of training is a regular part of your programme, chances are very good that – in time – you will gain a significant advantage over your fellow…

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What A Fitness Professional Needs To Know About Working In A Team

A fitness professional cannot do all tasks on his own. He or she requires the support as well as guidance of others to be excellent in whatever he does. Complex goals can easily be accomplished if fitness professionals – as well as other gym employees – work together as a…

Want To Get Fit? These Are The Heart Rates You Should Be Measuring

Exercising at the right intensity can help you get the most out of your physical activity — making sure you’re not pushing too hard or too little. There are three heart rates that you should be considering when training in order to get fit Resting Heart Rate This is your…

What Are The Best Battle Ropes Workouts to Burn Fat and Build Muscle?

If you haven’t already seen the battle rope workout videos on social media or seen someone working on them in the gym, you might be missing out on the best workout for building muscle and burning fat. They are easy to learn, give you an intense workout, and help you…

How To Enhance Your Soccer Fitness

Few team sports around are as physically demanding as soccer is. The average professional soccer player now covers over 10km in a 90-minute match. At the moment, it’s not just about increasing lung capacity. The pressures of the game have increased so much that being bigger, more powerful and explosive…

What is the PACER fitness test?

The PACER (which stands for Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run) test is a variation of the Beep Test. The PACER is part of the FitnessGram and Brockport test families. The FitnessGram PACER Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test which gradually gets more difficult as it goes on. This fitness…

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The technologies that are disrupting sports training

The COVID 19 pandemic has made the need for technology across all aspects of life patently evident: from online education software to AI tools to sports training at home. Under social distancing measures, sports training facilities – such as gyms, sports fields and training centres – are not operating as…

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What is the psychology behind sports psychology?

Sports psychology is the study of exactly how psychology affects sports, athletic performance, exercise as well as physical activity. Some sports psychologists work in conjunction with professional athletes and coaches in order to improve performance as well as increase motivation. Other professionals utilise exercise and sports in order to enhance…

How no-fan matches is changing the psychology of sports

Professional sports are making a come back after the lockdown which was imposed by the South African government as at the end of March 2020. However, on the playing field, the situation is far from normal. Most apparent difference is the glaring absence of sports fans in the stands, which…

How to Mentally Recover from a Sports Injury

Sports has been your passion since before you can remember. You’ve trained like a beast to become the best at what you do and your competitors fear you. This drives you – it’s who you are. So, what happens when the unthinkable happens and you’re forced to stop playing for…

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The value of sport in social participation

The potential of sport to facilitate social participation has been proven many times over in various contexts and in various communities around the world. A total of 33% of the adult population is involved in groups, clubs or organisations in terms of taking part in sport and exercise or going…

How to make best use of your sporting organisation’s resources

Resources are assets – such as people, machinery, raw materials, information, skills and financial capital. As a sports administrator, you are responsible for supervising the use of the sporting organisation’s resources to achieve its goals. This would include managing people and ensuring that they take responsibility for the resources that…

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