When we are sick, it may seem like everything in our lives is weighed down. We have to adjust things we do on a daily basis, such as working, running errands, or socializing to best help us recover. Regardless of the level of sickness, exercise in some way is still probably something you can ...

Most staple leg exercises are pretty knee-heavy. Squats, lunges, deadlifts (and even going for a run) can aggravate existing knee injuries or introduce problems if performed incorrectly or without adequate rest between workouts. Whether you’re trying to avoid straining your knees whilst you recover ...

Year after year, losing weight is among the top New Year’s resolutions, but while so many people mark it at the top of their to-do list, few actually make it a priority — and you can’t blame them! Getting back on track with your health is a tough mountain to climb, especially if you’re coming back ...

We lead busy lives as people, we work everyday, provide for our families, and spend the majority of our time indoors. Sometimes we might even forget, with all that we have going on, that spending time outside is significant to our health. With the growth of social media and technology these days, ...

In the grand scheme of things, the psychology of sports performance is fairly new. Early roots can be tracked to 1898. Norman Triplett was studying competitive and solo cyclists. He found that those competing had better times compared to the soloists. Edward W. Scripture was a psychologist at Yale ...

Goal setting is a popular psychological technique used to enhance performance and success, increase motivation, and to monitor progress. It can be applied to all aspects of life including professional, sporting, and personal settings. S.M.A.R.T.E.R is an anagram for the framework of goal setting to ...

Parents are divided when it comes to team sports. While some see it as a beneficial, in some cases, essential part of childhood, others literally see it as a form of parental abuse. While it's true that some parents push their favourite sports on their children to vicariously live through them, ...

For some, a bodybuilding contest is a far off goal, but in my final year of university, I decided to step on the stage and take part in an amateur student physique contest. Following an intensive training regime and a strict 12-week dieting process, I had learned some valuable lessons about my ...

Under these unprecedented circumstances, it can be difficult to keep yourself occupied. It’s particularly bleak for students after almost a third of graduate jobs have been cancelled, numerous entry level jobs have disappeared and placements have been deferred. For students, it often feels like ...

Anxiety is defined as a feeling of nervousness or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. Whilst within a sporting setting it’s known as ‘choking’ and refers to a decrease in athletic performance due to too much perceived stress. Everyone experiences anxiety, but why do some, such as ...

There are many, many, great benefits to running and especially during these challenging times. Many have taken to it as a means of stress relief and to get some vital exercise while we all eagerly wait for gyms to fully reopen. Not everyone reading this will have only just taken up running however, ...

There are lots of different home workout apps out there, but to the vexation of users, you almost always have to pay. Even if there’s no charge when you first download the app, there are often hidden costs when you try to actually access the workouts, or lots of distracting adverts, or it’s only ...