General Fitness Archive
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Enhancing Sports Performance and Treating Injuries with Essential Oils
Essential oils have long been used by athletic trainers and sports massage therapists to support the health and performance of their athletes. Aromatherapy massage is used both pre-and post workout and competition, to improve performance, speed recovery, and lessen chance of injury. Many ointments and lotions for sore muscles include essential oils and essential oil extracts (e.g. 'Tiger Balm', 'Ben Gay', etc). Modern medical aromatherapy literature describes the use of oils to even speed the healing of both chronic and acute injuries commonly seen in sport. Here is an overview of the many ways to use essential oils to keep any athlete interested in natural health and fitness performing their best. -
More Top Sports You Can Join to Lose Your Gut
If you are not sports-minded, it is never too late to start pursuing a sport that could help you become fit and at the same time, enjoy the company of friends and competitors, too! Sports can bring out the best in you: both physically, mentally, and yes, even spiritually! Sports tend to exercise not only the body but it can also enhance your social personality and the way you hold yourself. -
The Ever-Growing Link Between Sports and Supplements
Sports and supplements have grown closer and closer over the years as sports people need to push themselves further and further, closer to the limits. This training process and their fitness levels demands not only a high level of commitment and dedication but a complete lifestyle in which their diets and exercise routines completely dominate their lifestyles, how else can one expect to be at the top of their game if they are not consistently in good shape and peak physical condition? -
Why Do We Practice? A Quick Look at the History of Sports Medicine
Ever wonder why a doctors "PRACTICE", and exercise trends are ever-changing? History Of Sport Medicine and how it became what it is today. Learn of ancient Sports Medicine as it progressed to Harvard University and the current Health Gym settings. -
You Need To Keep Fit To Play Sports
It is a mistake to believe that playing a sport will keep you fit! Much depends on the level of fitness you wish to achieve. -
Over 50 – Good Fitness and Health by Doing Sports
So are you thinking now that you are over 50 or approaching 50 you need to slow down, take it easy, and do not work yourself to hard? At the same time you wish you could do more things like you did when you were younger now that you have more time? Life is full of choices and what choice you make at this time in your life can be critical in determining the quality of life you will have in years to come. -
Forget About Exercise, Play A Sport Instead
Are you fed up with exercises? Let's be honest, they can become repetitive and dull. Why not take up a sport and keep fit whilst having fun. -
Sport and Fitness Supplements
Sport and fitness supplements are used by a variety of people for the achievement of their goals in physical fitness, building lean muscle as well as weight loss itself. One of the key issues that often sets one back in terms of their muscle building or at least their efforts in the gym is quite often the incorrect use of these products, and whilst one may display great enthusiasm and commitment to the physical activity part of the equation, if they are not utilising the correct products then you really are defeating the object of the entire exercise. -
Exercise and Sport For All
Most of us, keep fit enthusiasts excepted, will sooner or later, suffer from the dawning realization that our mirrors are telling us that our bottoms are sagging, our stomachs are bulging and our faces are getting puffy. -
Sports and Fitness are Linked Together
Many teens want to go out for team sports in their school but do not realize how demanding sports can actually be. Many young people look at all the excitement that participating in a sport can bring and are surprised to find out how closely sports and fitness are linked together.
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