Posts Tagged ‘fitness’
How to keep fit in your fifties.
Are you fit enough at fifty? The Covid-19 pandemic has focused minds acutely on risk factors that either prolong the illness or cause victims to suffer worse symptoms. Obesity, age, underlying health problems and ethnic background are four of these risk factors. We cannot alter two of these, but we can do something about the…
Read MoreHow to get fit for sport
A comprehensive guide to getting fit for your sport
Over the past few years we have published many guides on sports fitness; based on both research and our extensive coaching experience. Our athletes have benefitted from the principles and systems that we have developed.
Do a Health Diagnostic in 2020
Are you healthy? How do you know? There is more to measuring health than being able to squeeze into your summer jeans. (Although, if they are from the summer of ’87 that might be as accurate as anything else). If you check the tyres, water and oil in your car this winter, or you get…
Read MoreFitness training for squash
How do I get fit for squash?
There are many ways, we have been lucky enough to have worked with some outstanding young squash players. Here is what we did with them.
Read MoreAthlete empowerment- gone too far?
One of the buzz catchphrases for the last year has been “athlete empowerment” when dealing with young athletes. The young athletes (a loose term, most of them are recreational games players)are supposed to be able to choose what type of training programme they follow, and even give feedback on it.
Has this gone too far?
Is this an excuse for athletes to dictate how and where they train,
Read MoreStudent Athlete Support: Nick Beasant.
Over the past decade, performance sport within the higher education sector has grown and developed at an ever increasing rate. New government initiatives, National Governing Body partnerships, a focused strategic steer from BUCS and an institution’s own desire to develop both their sporting status and their own athletes have all moved the sector into a competitive and attractive marketplace for applicants.
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