Hypertension occurs when the force that is being exerted on the walls of the artery becomes stronger as the blood is circulating through the body. High blood pressure is becoming even more common in today’s society due to lifestyle habits and food content. There are many treatment plans and lifestyle changes your doctor may prescribe […]
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An athletic trainer is a health professional who is trained to help prevent injuries and to treat injuries in people of all ages and it should never be interchanged with a personal trainer. Athletic training has qualifications where the basic requirement is that the trainer should at least have a bachelor’s degree. Some are even
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Individuals who suffer from cancer are faced with many challenges with their condition. One of the bigger ones is to maintain good nutrition while they struggle with a lack of appetite and nausea often brought on by the chemotherapy needed to treat the disease. While eating may be a challenge, it isn’t impossible. With some
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Music and sports. What a wonderful combination. And, apparently it also improves your performance while training and even while competing. According to the British Psychological Society, listening to your own choice of music can improve your enjoyment in competitive sports and improve your performance. Study participants were assessed before and after training and competitions, with
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Reflexology or what is known as zone therapy is one of the alternative medicines that have been practiced over the years. It is the application of massage, squeezing or pushing parts of the feet, hands or abdomen with the goal of affecting other parts of the body. Remarkably, though it is classified as an alternative
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The competition for youth soccer is getting harder and likewise the age of children playing the game is becoming much younger. Children are learning the sport early and competing for spots on the grade school, high school and college teams as well as for scholarships and a chance to play on an international team. Gone
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Do you like sports? Do you like to encourage, motivate, and drive people to their full potential? Are you a leader and do you enjoy being part of a “team”. A career in sports psychology just may be for you if you answered “yes” to any of the above questions. Being a sports psychologist involves
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Transcendental meditation is a technique described as simple and effortless, in fact advocates of this method said that it can be learned easily by anyone and it is also offers enjoyment when practicing it. The meditation last for 15 to 20 minutes twice daily. A person meditating would sit quietly and comfortably in a chair
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Chakra, derived from the Sanskrit language, translates as \”wheel\” or \”disk\”. Chakras is the concept which refers to a wheel like object that, according to traditional Indian medicine, are believed to exist in the surface of the double man. This is the force center or energy from a point on the physical body. This study
One of the toughest sports played today is soccer. When you consider the players in a soccer game running to and from in an estimated 8-12 km of ground in a single game, you realize just how physically demanding the sport is. Aside from what mentioned above, it must be considered too that soccer players
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