Getting Started...
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Applying Common Sense When Playing Sport
Applying common sense to all of your sporting activities is crucial to prevent unnecessary injuries to both yourself and your opponents so that the...
Are You Wearing the Right Footwear?
Forget expensive clubs or rackets, top of the range bikes or the latest range of Lycra. When it comes to sport, the human body is the most valuable piece of...
Body Building: Supplements and Protein Drinks
There are a vast number of supplements available for bodybuilders, and it's no wonder that they become confused by what they should use and what they...
Children and Sport - When to Begin
Over recent times medical studies have proved conclusively that, as a nation, our children need to do much more to improve their physical health and participating in...
From Amateur to Professional Sportsman
Many people who take part in sports think that they have what it takes to become a professional and to make a full-time living from their chosen...
Getting Fit: What You Need to Know
Anyone thinking of starting an exercise programme to get fit usually has a number of questions they'd like answered. What exercise or activity should I take up to get...
Gym Induction: What to Expect
The following serves as a list of general procedures involved when joining a gym.
Gyms and health clubs can be excellent resources for initiating and maintaining...
Holiday Insurance For Outdoor Activities
Many people fall into the trap of taking out travel insurance policies which do not cover you for dangerous activities and pastimes e.g. ski-ing, sky...
Home Gym Safety
Rather than pay expensive health club or gym fees more and more people are buying home gym equipment than ever before. Equipment you can use at home is becoming more...
Music and Sport Don't Always Mix
Strolling casually off the coach sporting a questionable piece of headwear accompanied by an outsize pair of Bose headphones appears the look du jour of your average...
Nutrition for Endurance Sports
If you take part, or intend to take part in an endurance sport like cycling, marathon, triathlon or cross country skiing, then you need to pay particular attention to...
Personal Safety and Sport
Exercising in the fresh air brings a psychological boost that is all part of the feel-good factor of getting fit. However, the downside of heading off round the park or...
Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Basics
Sport is all about healthy competition – and the accent should be very much on healthy. This means that safety should be paramount in order that...
Safe Exercise with Heart Problems
Exercise can be a valuable addition to the treatment plan of many heart conditions. Results from physical activity include improved circulation and reduction of risk...
Safe Exercise: Warming Up and Cooling Down
The universal value of easing into and out of physical activity - also known as warming up and cooling down - has been well-researched and often...
Safe Sports For Kids
Playing sport can help with the development of your child's social skills, learning how to be part of a team, achieving goals, responsibility, gaining confidence, all...
Safety Checklist For Sports Coach
By their very nature many sporting activities can present risks for those taking part unless they are carefully managed which is why a thorough risk assessment of the...
Sports Coaching - Safety and Responsibilities
There are millions of people participating in thousands of different sports across the country and one thing most of these sports lack is good...
Sports Insurance
If you own expensive sports equipment like a home gym or golf clubs etc they may be covered by your household insurance or maybe you've taken out a separate policy to...
Sports Nutrition: General
If you participate regularly in sporting activities you should be constantly aware of what you are eating and drinking to not only maintain your health but also to...
Supplements: Slimming Pills
The following provides guidelines for the safe use of alternative diet pills.
To deal with the problem of being overweight, consumers who have become frustrated with...
Training For Competitive Sports
No matter what sport you participate in, if you want to progress to a competitive level then you should seriously think about joining a club where coaching and training...
