Are lunges part of your lower body training? Well if they aren't, it's about time they were! This compound exercise is a favourite lower body exercise for many athletes and gym-goers.  It's not difficult to learn which makes it suitable for people from all types of training backgrounds, and it ...

Social media consists of a digital platform where people interact with each other, communicate, share information and ideas, learn, and market goods. Social media platforms have been around longer than we think, but the earliest and first recognisable social media platform was “SixDegrees.com”, ...

Over the years, religious scholars and philosophers have taken a keen interest in gratitude, but it did not gain much attention from scientists. Sociologists and psychologists carried out foundational works on defining gratitude, but its benefit to human health and how to develop gratitude was not ...

If you have little or no knowledge of powerlifting, Lamar Gant is one name you should get to know from this demanding strength sport. Lamar is quite simply an incredible legend in powerlifting, one of the sport's strongest ever in his weight classes and one of its greatest achievers. He was ...

Skiing is a sport that can keep you physically active as part of living a healthy life. While you enjoy your habitual exercises at the gym each week, you might want to find a sport to spice up your fitness journey. Perhaps learning to ski is a sport you’d like to try! People love the activity ...

Mental health is the overall well-being of the emotional, psychological and social health that enables us to cope with stressful situations, interact with people, adapt to changes, learn and work well. Our mental health also determines how we feel, think, and make decisions. In contrast, mental ...

“No one will know the violence it took to become this gentle” –Josh “The Punk” Thomson. In this three-part article, I will analyse the personality of one of the most graphic writers that have existed using the Jungian Theory (Carl Jung’s theory and work). Who am I talking about? The one and only ...

Orthotics can be very helpful when running. Now, running a marathon can be an exhilarating and rewarding experience. However, it can also put a lot of stress on your feet and lower limbs, which can lead to injuries and discomfort. Orthotics are custom-made shoe inserts that can help alleviate ...

Depression is a common condition that most people may experience at some point in their lives. However, depression can become severe if symptoms persist for many weeks or months. Depression is a mental health disorder characterized by sadness, sleeping difficulties, loss of appetite or increased ...

Life. At some point in it, we might have asked ourselves these questions; why am I here? What is the reason behind my existence? What is my purpose? These questions keep creeping into our minds until we find the correct answer to attain inner peace.  By correct answer, I mean one that upholds ...

What is the technical importance of analytical listening and how does it intervene in psychoanalytic construction? How do you define countertransference and how is it handled in psychotherapeutic practice? In this article, I will talk a bit more about Psychoanalytic theory, focusing on two core ...

Our next sandbag training article in the series revolves around Power Cleans. We've all seen weightlifters in the Olympics picking up heavy weights from the floor and hoisting them up before holding them overhead. The clean and jerk is one of the two lifts (the snatch is the other) in this sport ...